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Due to recent TikTok privacy scandals, US officials are considering forcing ByteDance's TikTok operations to be sold.
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US officials tried to ban the Chinese social networking app or force its parent company to sell its US operations during the Trump administration.
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In partnership with Walmart and Oracle, Walmart emerged as the buyer.
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However, the deal was unsuccessful and eventually ended in disarray.
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However, recent revelations about the security and privacy threats TikTok poses have been made public.
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ByteDance, which was caught lying to Congress about US user data processing, admitted that a team from the company used TikTok to track Forbes journalists.
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This is even though it had denied the report earlier. According to The Wall Street Journal, these revelations have caused US officials to reevaluate
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the social media app's future and consider whether it would be prudent to sell the US part of the company.
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The core of the problem concerns TikTok's and ByteDance's ties with China and the potential threat they pose due to Beijing's surveillance efforts and espionage.
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The Pentagon and Justice Department are weighing in on this matter.
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Officials believe TikTok must be freed from Chinese ownership to ensure its safety.