FBI is ‘extremely concerned’ about TikTok operating in US

Wray told lawmakers China’s government could use the app to control millions of users’ data or software, and its recommendation algorithm – which determines which videos users will see next – ‘could be used for influence operations if they so choose’. — AFP

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the bureau has grave national security concerns about Chinese-owned video app TikTok and is passing its input on to regulators who are weighing a deal that would allow it to keep operating in the US.

Wray told lawmakers China’s government could use the app to control millions of users’ data or software, and its recommendation algorithm – which determines which videos users will see next – “could be used for influence operations if they so choose”.