Plans to force the sale of TikTok’s American operation to Walmart Inc. and Oracle Corp. seems unlikely to happen, as President Biden reviews the app’s risk to national security.The Biden administration has begun looking into President Trump’s long-waged war against the popular video app, TikTok. Currently, there are no concrete plans for resolving issues that the previous administration deemed dire.”We plan to develop a comprehensive approach to securing U.S. data that addresses the full range of threats we face,” National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. “This includes the risk posed by Chinese apps and other software that operate in the U.S. In the coming months, we expect to review specific cases in light of a comprehensive understanding of the risks we face.” Read more…
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TikTok sale to U.S. company unlikely to happen under Biden administration
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