A group of 18 state attorneys general said on Monday they backed Montana's effort to ban Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, urging a U.S. judge to reject legal challenges ahead of the Jan. 1 effective date.

Sept 18 (Reuters) - A group of 18 state attorneys general said on Monday they backed Montana’s effort to ban Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, urging a U.S. judge to reject legal challenges ahead of the Jan. 1 effective date.

    • Dandroid@dandroid.app
      114·
      1 year ago

      That would be true if they were banning it because they didn’t like it. But I believe the growing concern is that it is a national security concern. Like the Chinese government is spying through the app.

      Someone correct me if I am wrong. I haven’t looked into this at all, just repeating what I have heard.

        • Dandroid@dandroid.app
          32·
          1 year ago

          But they don’t care about spying unless it’s the Chinese government, because that’s what makes it a national security issue.