“I feel very confident that we have successfully separated this company from TikTok global and actually made it so that we can control people’s data security,” he said on “Fox News Sunday.” “We can ensure that the algorithm is not being used as a propaganda tool by a foreign government.”
The popular social media platform has long faced concerns about its data collection practices and parent company ByteDance’s relationship with the Chinese government. After months of uncertainty following former President Joe Biden’s signing of a national security law effectively banning TikTok from U.S. app stores, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday approving a proposal that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the country.
