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FBI director warns TikTok 'in the hands of a government that doesn't share our values'

FBI Director Christopher Wray said the FBI was particularly worried about the fact that the Chinese government has the ability to control the app’s recommendation algorithm, “which allows them to manipulate content, and if they want to, to use it for influence operations.”

News 12 Staff

Dec 6, 2022, 6:20 AM

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