TikTok, which has caught a big break in recent years, is undoubtedly one of the largest social media platforms in the world. The platform, which has been adopted by a significant audience with its nearly 1.5 billion users, has recently come to the fore with its problems with the USA. Recent events seem to upset the company.
TikTok fired employees who spied on
According to the news in The New York Times, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance admitted that its employees were spying. According to the report, some TikTok employees leaked audio recordings of three Forbes reporters, a Financial Times reporter, and a small group linked to their private information. TikTok fired spying employees from the company.
As it is known, the platform has a tense relationship with the USA. TikTok may be subject to harsh US sanctions after the espionage scandal. The current process could have resulted in the platform being banned in the country. After the recent events, a major sanction is expected to the company. The company has faced a similar espionage case before.
TikTok parent company ByteDance has admitted, albeit implicitly, to the accusations of exporting the data of US citizens directed to them in the past months. The company took action and began to make some radical decisions. The first to be affected by these decisions was the TikTok security chief. According to the leaked information from the company, these resignations will continue.
On the other hand, the law, which aims to completely ban the TikTok platform within the borders of the USA, was recently presented to the congress. If the bill is passed, its provisions are expected to cover any social media platform controlled by other US foreign enemies, including Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba and Venezuela.
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