Ministry of Justice USA It would be carry out investigations to a Chinese company bytedanceowner of TikTok spy two American journalists covering the technology industry, published in the last hours of this Friday by various media outlets in this North American country.

Forbes journalist Emily Baker-White was the first to disseminate this information, one of two communicators whose data were received irregularly for several employees from bytedancewho were fired after own company would know event last December.

According to the publication, citing sources familiar with the investigation, FBI also did interview at least what happened does not clarify if both investigations are connected.

The New York Times confirmed this Friday investigation Department of Justice, which, according to his sources, contacted March at the end last year.

In December, the Chinese company said in a statement that it “strongly” condemned the actions employees and what’s already they didn’t work to the company. In addition, he promised cooperate from any investigation it can trigger an event.

employees supposedly they agreed to data like IP address both journalists and several of them contacts when trying to determine if document leaks And internal conversations picks up The New York Times.

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The news comes at a time when US and European authorities are tightening their stance on the social network. tik takfor fear that it might be used to collect data which will eventually fall into the hands Chinese government.

Last February, both the European Commission and the Council of the European Union announced that veto popular app on official mobile devices, after which the White House gave US federal agencies 30 days to remove it social network all devices electronic government.

EFE