Security News > 2020 > July > Top Trump Aide Warns of 'Strong Actions' on TikTok, Angering China
2020-07-14 11:49
A top White House official said he expected President Trump to act firmly against the TikTok and WeChat social media apps, prompting an angry response from China on Monday.
Trump last week had said he is considering banning the wildly popular TikTok app as a way to punish China over the coronavirus pandemic.
TikTok belongs to the Chinese group ByteDance and has nearly one billion users worldwide.
The research firm eMarketer estimates TikTok has more than 52 million US users, having gained about 12 million since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
TikTok is especially popular with young smartphone users.
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