[Reuters, Washington 9th]-US Senator Marco Rubio (Republican) on the 9th, National Security on the acquisition of the video app "Musical.ly" by Beijing Chinese character arts Because of security concerns, he asked the Foreign Investment Commission (CFIUS) to investigate.
Bytedance acquired a musically in December 2017 for about 1 billion dollars. Later, the app, which was popular in Europe and the United States, was closed and integrated into an improved version of the short video app for overseas “TikTok” operated by the company.
Rubio pointed out that Tick Tok is being used by the Chinese government to censor politically sensitive content. In a letter addressed to Finance Minister Munushin, these Chinese apps are increasingly being used to censor content and limit open discussions on topics sensitive to the Chinese government and the Communist Party. It was.
Secretary Mnushin oversees CFIUS.
The Treasury does not comment on specific cases.
A US Tick Tok spokesperson explained that all US user data is stored in the US. "The Chinese government has not asked Tick Tok to censor content," Tick Tok is not doing business in the Chinese market and noted that the Chinese government has no such authority.