Super popular video sharing app TikTok announced plans to add 10,000 U.S. jobs, even as concern rises in the federal government and private corporations that the Chinese app may be used to spy on U.S. users.KEY FACTS
Currently TikTok has 1,400 U.S. employees—up from 500 in January; the company announced Tuesday they would hire 10,000 more over the next three years, reportsTikTok, a short-form video social media app that is enormously popular with Gen Z, is the most downloaded app of Q1 2020, according toOn Monday, the House voted to ban federal employees from downloading the app, fearing that it may be used by Chinese officials to spy on U.S. lawmakers due to the historicallyEmployees of the U.S.
TikTok also hired 35 Washington lobbyists, including one with “deep ties” to President Trump, according to theThe company denies Chinese government affiliation: “We have never provided user data to the Chinese government, nor would we do so if asked,” a company spokesperson told
Tiktok is a time waste!!!
federal employees work phones? or personal phones as well?