Trump Says He’s Considering a Ban on TikTok in the U.S.

[leviathan]

This is Viet

lol everytime.

 

[Viet]

China should ban Tesla.

win win.

 

[kankan326]

Last time I went to China my Twitter, WhatsApp, iMessage...didn’t work..I don’t see why we should permit Chinese apps....good for the goose is good for the gander

China is the major target of US propaganda machine. Banning American apps is a way of self defence.

 

[dbc]

China is the major target of US propaganda machine. Banning American apps is a way of self defence.

US is the major target of Chinese propaganda machine. Banning Chinese apps is a way of self defence.

..good for goose...awesome for gander

 

[cloud4000]

This was already posted.
Is worth to remember that Americans companies sell more of their products inside China than Chinese companies inside the United State and that is the real trade deficit, a deficit of value. So be careful what you wish for.

What are you talking about? China already bans most Western social media apps. US is only talking about banning one, TikTok.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: if China bans social media apps for any reason, other countries can do the same with Chinese apps. So why complain?

US is the major target of Chinese propaganda machine. Banning Chinese apps is a way of self defence.

..good for goose...awesome for gander

In that case, why stop at social media apps? Why not ban all Chinese media outlets like CGTN and Global Times, after all, they are propaganda outlets too.

 

[Maarkhoor]

It should be banned irregardless of security threat posed, it is just stupid to get indulged in tik tok.

Protest again....

 

[kankan326]

US is the major target of Chinese propaganda machine. Banning Chinese apps is a way of self defence.

..good for goose...awesome for gander

Lie.

 

[obj 705A]

From a purely economic point of view, while TikTok/bytedance will be harmed if the US does ban TikTok still this won't cause any economic damage to China not a even a scratch, China is not just TikTok, the Chinese economy is one of the world's most diversified economies, after 3 years of continued US hostilities and "decoupling" measures from China, the Chinese economy is still marching forward unfazed as if these anti-China measures are just vanishing into nothingness not causing an effect.

 

[Zsari]

President Donald Trump said his administration is considering banning the short video app TikTok in the U.S. as one possible way to retaliate against China over its handling of the coronavirus.

Trump’s comments on Tuesday came one day after Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said officials were looking at barring the app, whose parent company is China’s ByteDance Ltd.

“It’s something we’re looking at, yes,” Trump said when asked in an interview with Gray Television’s Greta Van Susteren about Pompeo’s remarks. “It’s a big business. Look, what happened with China with this virus, what they’ve done to this country and to the entire world is disgraceful.”


Trump did not offer any specifics about a potential decision. He said that banning TikTok is “one of many” ways he is looking to hit back at the Beijing government over the coronavirus, which has infected nearly 3 million people in the U.S. and killed more than 130,000.


The president has seen his poll numbers plummet as his own response to the pandemic has come under widespread criticism, including for his refusal to unequivocally urge Americans to wear masks.

TikTok played up its U.S. ties and said it doesn’t feed user data to China, pushing back against comments by Pompeo, who said the government was weighing a ban in part over concerns about its ownership.

“TikTok is led by an American CEO, with hundreds of employees and key leaders across safety, security, product, and public policy here in the U.S.,” a company spokesperson said. “We have never provided user data to the Chinese government, nor would we do so if asked.”

TikTok hired former Walt Disney Co. executive Kevin Mayer as chief executive officer last month. He also serves as chief operating officer of ByteDance.

Calling attention to India’s recent move to ban almost 60 Chinese apps, including TikTok, Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Pompeo whether the Trump administration would also consider banning the app in the U.S. “We’re certainly looking at it,” Pompeo responded.

He then recommended Americans not download the app unless they want to see their private information fall “in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.”

Pompeo joins other U.S. government officials, including Senators Marco Rubio and Chuck Schumer, who have called for investigations of TikTok over possible threats to national security. The U.S. government has also launched a national security review of ByteDance’s acquisition of Musical.ly, a startup that later merged with TikTok.

Young people organizing through Tiktok were cited as one reason many people signed up to attend Trump’s first post-shutdown campaign rally last month in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but then didn’t show up. The Trump campaign denied the online organizing effort contributed to lower-than-expected attendance.

In the U.S., TikTok has been downloaded more than 165 million times, according to SensorTower estimates. TikTok has denied allegations that it poses a threat to U.S. national security.

In a public show of support for protecting user data from the Chinese government, TikTok said Monday it would cease operations in Hong Kong over a national security law that compels social media apps to hand over user data to Beijing. TikTok operates a separate version of its app in China called Douyin.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ties-after-pompeo-threatens-to-ban-social-app

Looks like even the US has lost its confidence in its so call freedom.

Last time I went to China my Twitter, WhatsApp, iMessage...didn’t work..I don’t see why we should permit Chinese apps....good for the goose is good for the gander

Don't recall China branding itself as the shiny beacon of freedom. If the US is ready to step down from its assumed moral high ground, it is more than welcome by China.

 

[dbc]

Don't recall China branding itself as the shiny beacon of freedom. If the US is ready to step down from its assumed moral high ground, it is more than welcome by China.

Freedom to get shafted?

Thanks but no thanks, if we have no access you have no access. Reciprocal treatment is the best way to handle China.

 

[Imran Khan]

look this is joker president of USA . once upon a time it was honorable post . US president office talk only big international issues and world carefully watch to him now this joker make it USA a joke .

 

[My-Analogous]

President Donald Trump said his administration is considering banning the short video app TikTok in the U.S. as one possible way to retaliate against China over its handling of the coronavirus.

Trump’s comments on Tuesday came one day after Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said officials were looking at barring the app, whose parent company is China’s ByteDance Ltd.

“It’s something we’re looking at, yes,” Trump said when asked in an interview with Gray Television’s Greta Van Susteren about Pompeo’s remarks. “It’s a big business. Look, what happened with China with this virus, what they’ve done to this country and to the entire world is disgraceful.”


Trump did not offer any specifics about a potential decision. He said that banning TikTok is “one of many” ways he is looking to hit back at the Beijing government over the coronavirus, which has infected nearly 3 million people in the U.S. and killed more than 130,000.


The president has seen his poll numbers plummet as his own response to the pandemic has come under widespread criticism, including for his refusal to unequivocally urge Americans to wear masks.

TikTok played up its U.S. ties and said it doesn’t feed user data to China, pushing back against comments by Pompeo, who said the government was weighing a ban in part over concerns about its ownership.

“TikTok is led by an American CEO, with hundreds of employees and key leaders across safety, security, product, and public policy here in the U.S.,” a company spokesperson said. “We have never provided user data to the Chinese government, nor would we do so if asked.”

TikTok hired former Walt Disney Co. executive Kevin Mayer as chief executive officer last month. He also serves as chief operating officer of ByteDance.

Calling attention to India’s recent move to ban almost 60 Chinese apps, including TikTok, Fox News host Laura Ingraham asked Pompeo whether the Trump administration would also consider banning the app in the U.S. “We’re certainly looking at it,” Pompeo responded.

He then recommended Americans not download the app unless they want to see their private information fall “in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.”

Pompeo joins other U.S. government officials, including Senators Marco Rubio and Chuck Schumer, who have called for investigations of TikTok over possible threats to national security. The U.S. government has also launched a national security review of ByteDance’s acquisition of Musical.ly, a startup that later merged with TikTok.

Young people organizing through Tiktok were cited as one reason many people signed up to attend Trump’s first post-shutdown campaign rally last month in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but then didn’t show up. The Trump campaign denied the online organizing effort contributed to lower-than-expected attendance.

In the U.S., TikTok has been downloaded more than 165 million times, according to SensorTower estimates. TikTok has denied allegations that it poses a threat to U.S. national security.

In a public show of support for protecting user data from the Chinese government, TikTok said Monday it would cease operations in Hong Kong over a national security law that compels social media apps to hand over user data to Beijing. TikTok operates a separate version of its app in China called Douyin.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-07/tiktok-touts-u-s-ties-after-pompeo-threatens-to-ban-social-app

US first return 2 trillion dollar to China.

 

[Zsari]

Freedom to get shafted?

Thanks but no thanks, if we have no access you have no access. Reciprocal treatment is the best way to handle China.

If reciprocal treatment is best way forward, why the US cries foul over foreign political interference and espionage? Russia is paying Afghan to kill US solider, the headline reads. All the outrage, forgetting it was exactly what the US did.
If only the US would drop all the lecturing on the freedom of speech, this reciprocal deal would work out well for China.

 

[dbc]

If reciprocal treatment is best way forward, why the US cries foul over foreign political interference and espionage? Russia is paying Afghan to kill US solider, the headline reads. All the outrage, forgetting it was exactly what the US did.
If only the US would drop all the lecturing on the freedom of speech, this reciprocal deal would work out well for China.

Agreed.

 

[Nan Yang]

Last time I went to China my Twitter, WhatsApp, iMessage...didn’t work..I don’t see why we should permit Chinese apps....good for the goose is good for the gander

Not for me. Everything work fine for me.

From a purely economic point of view, while TikTok/bytedance will be harmed if the US does ban TikTok still this won't cause any economic damage to China not a even a scratch, China is not just TikTok, the Chinese economy is one of the world's most diversified economies, after 3 years of continued US hostilities and "decoupling" measures from China, the Chinese economy is still marching forward unfazed as if these anti-China measures are just vanishing into nothingness not causing an effect.

You have neocons running the white house. What can go wrong.

Americans start to build internet walls?

Americans will start using VPNs ?