Biden says he sees TikTok as a 'matter of genuine concern'


Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promises to review TikTok situation if elected. (Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden is surrounded by reporters and microphones on the Duluth Airport tarmac before departing after campaign events in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S., September 18,2020. REUTERS)

HERMANTOWN, Minn.: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Friday he sees Chinese-owned TikTok as a "matter of genuine concern" and promised to review security risks surrounding the video-sharing app if elected.

"I think that it's a matter of genuine concern that TikTok, a Chinese operation, has access to over 100 million young people particularly in the United States of America," Biden told reporters at a campaign stop in Minnesota.

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