FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has tweeted out his official letter asking Apple and Google remove the TikTok app from their app stores.
TikTok may not be what you think it is. This is not a simple app to share funny memes or videos. It’s actually the sheep’s skin. Carr writes TikTok’s core function is to collect sensitive personal and financial data.
Carr sent a tweet Tuesday claiming that TikTok has collected browsing history, keystroke patterns and faceprints.
In his letter, Carr argues that TikTok is a serious national security threat and that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, “is beholden to the Communist Party of China and required by Chinese law to comply with the PRC’s surveillance demands”:
TikTok does more than just allow you to watch videos.
That’s the sheep’s clothing.The company harvests large amounts of sensitive information that, according to new reports, are being accessed by Beijing.
I’ve called on @Apple & @GoogleTikTok must be deleted from all app stores due to its suspicious data practices. pic.twitter.com/Le01fBpNjn
— Brendan Carr (@BrendanCarrFCC) June 28, 2022
Carr mentions that both the DNC as well the RNC warned about TikTok’s use and all concerns are heard on a bipartisan level.
“Moreover, Apple and Google have long claimed to operate their app stores in a manner that protects consumer privacy and safeguards their data. Therefore, I am requesting that you apply your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store for failing to comply with those policies,” the letter said.
Carr needs to hear back from companies no later than July 8.
TikTok was then banned by the Chinese Communist Party. @sbaprolife, @LiveActionPlease see the following: @StudentsforLifeClaiming human error…
These censorship “errors” don’t appear to be happening to Planned Parenthood or other pro-abortion TikTok account holders. https://t.co/FouX0F2wTu
— Free Speech America (@FreeSpeechAmer) June 29, 2022
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