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Morrison is skeptical of TikTok / Image source: Google

The opponents in the UK directly warned that TikTok is suspected of monitoring user data and that it should be banned by the UK like Huawei. In this regard, ByteDance argued that TikTok has a US CEO and many US executives, and it has never shared user data.

As geopolitical conflicts are difficult to “put on the table” directly, the United States generally censors Chinese companies on the grounds of information security. The United States claims that China can force Bytedance to share user personal data. In theory, China can obtain pictures and videos uploaded by 800 million users to improve its facial recognition technology. ByteDance insists that TikTok user data is stored overseas, not China.

Objectively, the way that Bytedance saves users’ personal information may indeed be at risk of leakage. However, European and American countries are now using geopolitics to continuously amplify their doubts about information security, only to create obstacles for Chinese technology companies on their way to sea.

Can TT escape the fate of “Americanization”?

Yesterday, according to “Financial Times” news< /a> When TikTok tried to get rid of the potential ban from the White House, a group of American investors were planning to buy this popular short video app from ByteDance. These investors led by venture capital companies Pan Atlantic Capital Group and Sequoia Capital are discussing with the U.S. Treasury Department and other regulatory agencies whether to separate TikTok from ByteDance, which can eliminate the U.S. government’s attention to this. Concerns about the information security of this app.

In addition, other investors such as New York private companies and Silicon Valley technology companies are also approaching Zhang Yiming for inquiries. However, Pan Atlantic Capital Group and Sequoia Capital have the most opportunities, and ByteDance is unwilling to transfer its technology to competitors in the technology industry.

Larry Kudlow, economic adviser to the White House of the United States, said before that,