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Trump administration “looking into” ban on TikTok, other Chinese apps<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n TikTok is a social video-sharing service owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company. The Trump administration is considering a ban on TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, as reported earlier this week<\/a>. The United States has been imposing limits on other Chinese tech companies such as Huawei<\/a>, arguing that Chinese firms can be forced to aid the Chinese government with espionage. Members of Congress have also raised national-security concerns about TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n TikTok was already banned by India<\/a>, and the app halted operations<\/a> in Hong Kong due to a new security law imposed by China.<\/p>\n Amazon did not explain its reasoning to TikTok, a TikTok spokesperson told Ars.<\/p>\n “While Amazon did not communicate to us before sending their email, and we still do not understand their concerns, we welcome a dialogue so we can address any issues they may have and enable their team to continue participating in our community,” TikTok’s statement said.<\/p>\n The statement also said that “[u]ser security is of the utmost importance to TikTok—we are fully committed to respecting the privacy of our users.” TikTok further noted that its users include “many of the Amazon employees and contractors who have been on the frontlines of this pandemic.”<\/p>\n We contacted Amazon about its TikTok ban today and will update this story if we get any response.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> JON BRODKIN <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TikTok seeks explanation<\/h2>\n
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Amazon told workers to delete TikTok or lose mobile access to company email. Amazon now says it sent the email announcing a TikTok ban by mistake, according to The Verge. “This morning’s email to some of our employees was sent in error,” an Amazon spokesperson said, according to the Verge article. “There is no change to our … Continue reading Amazon bans TikTok on employee phones, then calls it a mistake [Updated]<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading