After India The Us Is Looking At Banning Tiktok And Other Chinese Apps

After getting booted from in India, the company might now face a ban in the US. In an interview with Fox News, the Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said that the US government is certainly looking at banning Chinese apps including TikTok: Pompeo added that the US will get the decision on having Chinese apps on citizen’s cellphones right. Last week, he praised India’s decision to ban 59 China-based apps. The US and China are already engaged in a trade war, and any decision by the US to ban TikTok and other Chinese apps might make things worse. Various US entities have expressed concerns over TikTok in recent months. Last year, the US Navy banned the app over security concerns. In May, Republican Senator Josh Howly said TikTok should be banned for all federal employees. Earlier today, TikTok pulled its apps from Hong Kong’s Play Store and App Store reasoning China’s controversial security law.