TikTok is a national security threat, says FBI director as he issues chilling warning about how the Chinese government is using Americans’ data [Video]

08:50 EDT 24 Apr 2024, updated 10:31 EDT 24 Apr 2024

FBI Director Christopher Wray has sounded the alarm over the ‘national security threat’ posed by TikTok as the platform faces a ban in the US. 

While influencers panic over potentially losing their favorite app, the intelligence chief warned last night that users should be concerned their data is being filtered to the ‘Chinese intelligence services.’ 

‘TikTok, for us, represents a national security concern. The reason I say that is TikTok’s parent company is beholden to the Chinese government,’ Wray told NBC Nightly News’ Lester Holt.

Wray’s stark warning came after Congress passed a potential TikTok ban as part of a wider set of foreign aid legislation, with the platform now forced to divest from its Chinese-based parent company ByteDance within nine months, or face a total ban.