The TSA bans use of TikTok over national security threat allegations

The United States Senator for New York Charles E. Schumer has been concerned about national security risks posed by China-owned social media platform TikTok and other similar platforms operating in the US since October last year. He has now reached out to the Transport Security Administration’s (the TSA) Administrator David Pekoske, expressing his concern over the use of the platform by the agency.

In consequence, the TSA has banned the use of TikTok by its employees. , the agency has stopped allowing its employees to use the platform on Sunday. National security experts have been concerned ...