TikTok is owned by a Chinese business beholden to China’s communist government and is understood to be a national security concern. But on Wednesday’s Today, NBC journalists were sad that the House had banned the app from the government-issued phones they handout to members of Congress and their staffers. The network was also concerned about bipartisan legislation that would ban the app in America.
“Well, we want to turn now to the crackdown on TikTok and growing calls to erase the video app from phones. The House of Representatives no longer allowing Congress members or staff to use TikTok on their government-issued devices,” fill-in anchor Kristen Welker announced.
She went on to muddy the waters a bit by calling the ban “just the latest move in the debate over whether TikTok is a national security risk.” Correspondent Stephanie Gosk stomped around a little too, saying, “There’s been a lot of talk about security concerns around TikTok.”
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