Mike Pence Pushes Ban on TikTok, Calling It a Communist Platform
- Republican contender says China violating Americans’ privacy
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Mike Pence.
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Former Vice President Mike Pence said the US should ban TikTok, calling it a platform that allowed the Chinese government to obtain data on Americans without their knowledge.
“We ought to be banning TikTok. TikTok is a platform for the Chinese Communist government. They are collecting data on Americans every single day,” Pence said Friday in an interview with Bloomberg Television. “Young Americans need to know that their privacy is being compromised.”