TikTok Is Bleeding U.S. Execs Because China Is Still Calling The Shots, Ex-Employees Say
“I’ve been in this industry for a long time. I don’t want to be told what to do.” —a former TikTok executive| Forbes
“I’ve been in this industry for a long time. I don’t want to be told what to do.” —a former TikTok executive| Forbes
Three hundred current employees at TikTok and its parent company ByteDance previously worked for Chinese state media publications, according to public employee LinkedIn profiles reviewed by Forbes.| Forbes
Lawmakers will vote for the first time on a bill that would force a sale or ban of the hugely popular social media app.| Forbes
Months before the U.S. government demanded ByteDance divest from TikTok, the Department Of Justice’s Criminal Division subpoenaed the app’s Chinese parent company, according to a source.| Forbes
ByteDance confirmed it used TikTok to monitor journalists’ physical location using their IP addresses, as first reported by Forbes in October.| Forbes
The committee cited BuzzFeed News reporting that China-based employees at TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, had repeatedly accessed sensitive US user data.| Forbes
The internal risk assessment, completed in late 2021, also warned of rampant self-dealing, embezzlement, and potential indictment of executives.| Forbes
Roland Cloutier, a U.S. Air Force veteran and former law enforcement officer, stepped down as TikTok’s Global Chief Security Officer in July 2022 as the Biden administration continues to evaluate the national security risks posed by TikTok’s Chinese ownership.| Forbes
The project, assigned to a Beijing-led team, would have involved accessing location data from some U.S. users’ devices without their knowledge or consent.| Forbes
TikTok content moderators at the third-party company Teleperformance were shocked to be shown graphic videos and images of children involved in sexual acts during training. Now, one former moderator has taken concerns about that material to the FBI.| Forbes
A major ruling today will require the tech giants to remove TikTok from their app stores by January 19 or face enormous fines — unless the courts throw them a bone before then.| Forbes
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The allegations come as TikTok and its owner, ByteDance, try to fend off legislation aimed at forcing a sale.| Fortune
There are multiple ways the U.S. government might attempt to ban TikTok over national security concerns. But TikTok will almost certainly challenge a ban in court.| Forbes
