Lawmakers’ efforts on TikTok to date have focused on banning the app from government-issued devices. At least 30 states and the federal government have done so. The fear is that China, with access to the data, would be able to manipulate Americans, and, in the case of government workers, to spy on them.
How did TikTok grow so popular? How did it become the social media giant that it is now? TikTok is one of the most popular social media services in the world.