TikTok Isn't the Only China-Backed App the White House Is Worried About
- Concerns go beyond TikTok, Commerce Secretary Raimondo says
- Administration also being careful on outbound investment rules
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The White House and Congress are working to blunt the national-security risk from various Chinese social-media apps, beyond just Washington’s recent high-profile target TikTok, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said.
The national-security concerns “aren’t just limited to TikTok,” she said in an interview Thursday. “If what we’re worried about is Chinese-backed companies being on tens of millions of American phones, including members of the military and privacy concerns, data concerns, misinformation concerns - it doesn’t just apply to TikTok.”