By David Shepardson and Trevor Hunnicutt
ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee stated on Monday he’s involved concerning the determination by the marketing campaign of President Joe Biden to affix short-video app TikTok, whereas the White Home stated nothing has modified about authorities nationwide safety issues.
Democratic Senator Mark Warner stated he was involved concerning the nationwide safety implications of Chinese language-owned TikTok and the Biden marketing campaign determination to affix.
“I feel that we nonetheless have to discover a solution to observe India, which has prohibited TikTok,” Warner stated on the sidelines of an occasion. “I am a bit anxious a couple of blended message.”
The White Home famous {that a} ban on using TikTok on authorities gadgets that was permitted by Congress in late 2022 stays in place.
White Home spokesperson John Kirby stated “nothing’s modified concerning the nationwide safety issues, from the (Nationwide Safety Council) perspective, about using TikTok on authorities gadgets. That coverage continues to be in place.”
The U.S. Treasury-led Committee on International Funding in the US (CFIUS) in March 2023 demanded that TikTok’s Chinese language house owners promote their shares, or face the potential for the app’s being banned, Reuters and different retailers reported, however the administration has taken no motion.
White Home press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated Monday that the evaluation by CFIUS is ongoing and famous the White Home beforehand endorsed laws launched by Warner and others to offer the administration new instruments to handle threats posed by foreign-owned apps.
The Biden marketing campaign stated Sunday it was taking “superior security precautions round our gadgets and incorporating a classy safety protocol to make sure safety.”
(Reporting by David Shepardson and Trevor Hunnicutt; Modifying by Chris Reese and Jonathan Oatis)