TikTok is under investigation by the judiciary for spying on journalists

The United States Department of Justice is investigating ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, for spying on American citizens, including several journalists.

ByteDance is based in Beijing, has its headquarters in the Cayman Islands and is said to be close to the Chinese communist government.

The company admitted in December that it improperly acquired the data of American TikTok users, including at least two reporters, according to the New York Times.

The Justice Department declined to comment on the investigation.

The news broke on the same day that a bipartisan group of six senators backed legislation to give President Joe Biden new powers to interdict

The United States Department of Justice is investigating ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, for spying on American citizens, including several journalists

Earlier this month, 12 senators led by Democrat Mark Warner and Republican John Thune introduced legislation backed by the White House to give the Commerce Department new powers to target TikTok, which has more than 100 million US users.

The announcement comes after TikTok said this week the Biden administration is urging its Chinese owners to divest their stake in the company or it could face a potential US ban.

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Source: | This article originally belongs to Dailymail.co.uk