Government representatives USA pressure a forced sale from a Chinese company TikTok in the North American country and thus ensure that Beijing cannot use the application Espionage and political influenceAccording to media reports The Wall Street Journal.

A sales proposal came up in the discussions Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency panel of the Administration of the President Joe Biden which has been in talks with TikTok for two years to isolate the company’s data and operations from the Chinese regime, sources told the US outlet. The operation is supported by members of the Pentagon and the Department of Justice.

The concern of US officials is that the regime Xi Jinping has Access TikTok data or affect videos which Americans see on social networks. So they understand that the solution is to separate the app from its Chinese owner, BytdencyBased in Beijing, claims The Wall Street Journal.

“We are talking about a government that, according to our intelligence community, intends to shift the use of global technologies and regulations to the privileging of their own interests and valueswhich do not correspond to ours,” he said The Wall Street Journal Deputy Prosecutor General Lisa MonacoWithout specifically mentioning TikTok.

CFIUS members say they can a Recommendation to Bidenwhich has the power to force TikTok to be sold or divested by its Chinese owners so it can continue to operate in the United States.

TikTok has spent three years guaranteeing US government departments and agencies that citizens’ personal data cannot be accessed and their content cannot be manipulated. Communist Party of China or any other entity under the influence of the government of that country.

Biden last year revoked the executive order of his predecessor, Donald Trump TikTok has been banned in the United States, but talks have continued between its administration and the social media company about a potential deal that would resolve security concerns.

US lawmakers seeking to crack down on China as part of broader disputes over trade, intellectual property and human rights have raised security concerns about TikTok. Pressure on the White House To take a hard line.

TikTok has already announced several measures aimed at appeasing the US government, including the settlement Oracle Corp Store application user data in the United States and the United States Department of Data Security (USDS) for data protection oversight and content moderation decisions.

has issued $1.5 billion The creation of the unit will include hiring and reorganization costs, according to a source familiar with the matter.

However, some government officials, including representatives of the Department of Defense, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Central Intelligence Agency, Continue to oppose the agreement According to security sources.

in recent weeks At least 14 states have blocked TikTok on government-run devices. The Congress This week, the US is planning to pass a law that will ban it Federal government employees Download or use TikTok on their state devices.

Democrats and Republicans Share concerns about TikTok’s security issues, so what started a few years ago as a Trump initiative has evolved Increasingly a bipartisan issue.

(according to Reuters)

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