TikTok likened to ‘highly addictive and destructive’ drug for its ‘corrosive impact’
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Addictive and Destructive
TikTok likened to ‘highly addictive and destructive’ drug for its ‘corrosive impact’
Republican congressman Mike Gallagher calls for a ban on the Chinese-owned app in the US, comparing it to the substance fentanyl.
A senior US congressman has likened TikTok to the addictive drug fentanyl, calling for a ban on the Chinese-owned app in the United States.
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"Digital Fentanyl”
In a Sunday interview with NBC, Mike Gallagher, a Republican and the incoming chairman of a new House of Representatives select committee on China, called TikTok “digital fentanyl” because “it’s highly addictive and destructive and we’re seeing troubling data about the corrosive impact of constant social media use”.
He alleged that the app “effectively goes back to the Chinese Communist Party”, adding to ongoing accusations from US politicians about its data security.
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An App to Spy
TikTok, whose parent company is Chinese technology company ByteDance, was banned from US federal government devices last month under a massive new spending bill signed by Joe Biden, the US president.
Both sides of the House have long expressed concerns about Beijing using the app to spy on Americans or manipulating its algorithm to promote Chinese government narratives.
The company has denied all allegations but among its most vociferous critics is Christopher Wray, the FBI director, who said in December that the popular app could pose an unprecedented threat to US security.
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