Will the United States ban Tiktok? | Inside Story

The future of Tiktok is at risk in the United States - with a possible ban being considered in Washington. The popular video-sharing app is used by millions of Americans every day - and is owned by a Chinese company. Republicans and Democrats say there's nothing stopping China from using its data to alter algorithms and influence voters in an election year. Critics say that's nonsense and a clear violation of freedom of speech. Under the bill, the company must sell its assets -- but to whom and under what conditions? Presenter: James Bays Guests Professor Sarah Kreps, Founder and Director of the Technology Policy Institute at Cornell University and the author of the book: 'Social Media and International Relations'. Don Horan, was Acting Executive Deputy Chief Information Officer for New York when the state banned TikTok on all state-issued phones used by executive agency employees. Chung Ching Kwong, Senior Analyst with the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #China #Tiktok #ByteDance #UnitedStates #HouseOfRepresentatives #KeepTiktok #TechWars #FreeSpeech #HandsOffOurTech #TiktokBan #TiktokBanBill #SocialMediaApps