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• @nytimes @nytimes on x

  Tensions over TikTok are simmering in Washington, as lawmakers and government officials have privately grown frustrated over the Biden administration's lack of progress in policing Chinese apps that could leak data to Beijing. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @julianku Julian Ku on x

  “While the app appeared to fade as a political flashpoint after Mr. Trump left office last year, lawmakers and government officials have privately grown frustrated over the Biden admin's lack of progress in policing TikTok and other Chinese apps..” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @riegerreport JM Rieger on x

  TikTok has said that it plans to store all its American data solely on Oracle servers in the United States, but has not given a specific date for when this would be completed. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @fryan Fergus Ryan on x

  US House of Reps officials sent a memo to staff members last week advising them not to use TikTok. “TikTok is a Chinese-owned company, and any use of this platform should be done with that in mind.” https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @danharris Dan Harris on x

  The United States should treat TikTok the same way China treats Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. It should BAN it. Until it does so (and it will), everyone should boycott it! https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @pkafka Peter Kafka on x

  US politicians: We Are Very Worried About TikTok. Also US politicians: Check out my ad on TikTok! Last week DNC CTO Nell Thomas told me the party had weighed the pro and cons of using the platform and decided to campaign there, because everyone's there. https://podcasts.apple.com…

• @profcarroll David Carroll on x

  TIL that despite various statements from the company for years now, ByteDance is *still* not storing Americans' TikTok data in the USA. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @amanbatheja Aman Batheja on x

  The House of Representatives has advised staff members not to use or download TikTok, citing security concerns https://www.nytimes.com/...