Senators push to declassify TikTok briefings
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Michael Duva, Getty Images Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn are calling for TikTok briefings to be declassified so the government can “better educate the public on the need for urgent action.” The briefings come as support grows for a forced sale of TikTok due to national security concerns around ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the app. “We are deeply troubled by the information and concerns raised by the intelligence community in recent classified briefings to Congress. TikTok is a weapon in the hands of the Chinese government, and poses an active risk to our democratic institutions and national security,” Blumenthal and Blackburn wrote. Last week, in an unusually speedy process, the House passed a bill that... Continue reading…
美国参议员要求解密TikTok简报,担心其对国家安全构成风险。众议院通过法案迫使字节跳动撤资。参议员接受简报后保持沉默。国家安全官员描述了TikTok如何收集用户数据并武器化。