The Chinese government could use TikTok to control data on millions of people and harness the short-form video app to shape public opinion should China invade Taiwan, FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee Wednesday.
Wray responded affirmatively to questions from Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the panel's ranking member, on whether TikTok would allow Beijing widespread control over data and a valuable influence tool in the event of war in the Taiwan Strait.
Wray's comments come a day after Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of the U.S. National Security Agency, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he worried TikTok could censor videos to shape public opinion in a way that threatens U.S. national security interests. TikTok CEO Shou Chew said this week that the Chinese government has "never asked us for U.S. user data" and the company would not provide it if the government did ask. Chew also said that "misinformation and propaganda has no place on our platform, and our users do not expect that."
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