News JVTech TikTok: The already banned application has just been sued
TikTok has been in the spotlight for a number of years, and not just for good reasons. Young people are reveling in it, but the US government is still hesitant about the Chinese proposal. A lawsuit has just been filed to ban the application.
The TikTok app is banned on smartphones in the US
With 800 million users After the app is downloaded, TikTok skyrockets. A rise that is still impressive considering that the leaders of social networks such as Facebook and Instagram were so conveniently installed.
A success that does not please the US government too much, very happy that the company Meta (which of course also has data) is from them. That’s the problem: TikTok is Chinese, and whether it’s true or not, The application is not popular with US executives.
If political rivals Donald Trump and Joe Biden have one thing in common, it’s their reticence towards TikTok, which has long been suspected of siphoning data without users’ knowledge for the benefit of the Chinese government. Once Biden comes to power in 2020, everyone will Employees had to delete the application, both on their work smartphone and on their private smartphone.
One of the well-known reasons for this ban is that TikTok has access to the clipboard, the content (text or image) that is automatically saved for copy and paste. Sensitive data such as access passwords to government platforms could be compromised. In 2020, there was already talk of a general ban on use on the territory in debates in the White House. Nothing of the sort happened, but one US state won’t give up and is taking TikTok to court.
TikTok sued: safety of minors questioned
The state of Indiana in the United States is suing TikTok, believing the application is dangerous, both for its desire to plunder users’ personal information and for exposing young children and teenagers to sexual content and other inappropriate videos.
It is here For the first time, an Uncle Sam state is taking TikTok to court.
The TikTok app is malicious and a real threat spreading to innocent Indiana consumers from a Chinese company fully aware of the harm it is causing to users. With these complaints, we hope to compel TikTok to stop its fraudulent and deceptive behavior, which violates Indiana law.
Both complaints are dated December 7, 2022 and include:
- Parents who have noticed their children are being abandoned Videos related toUse of drugs and pornographic content.
- TikTok misleads its users regarding Chinese government access to their sensitive information via app.
For its part, TikTok responded to the allegations without actually answering and explained as much “The security, privacy and safety of our community are our top priority”before proceeding:
We are confident that negotiations with the US administration will allow us to resolve all their doubts and we are already implementing these solutions.
