Taiwan’s government has launched an investigation into TikTok, a Chinese-owned social media platform, on suspicion of illegitimately operating a subsidiary on the island.
Taiwan’s China-policy-making Mainland Affairs Council revealed the development in a recent statement.
Reports have it that the government of Taiwan alleged that TikTok’s owner, ByteDance, had set up a subsidiary on the island to tout for business.
If true, this development contravenes Taiwanese law that Chinese social media platforms are not permitted to operate commercially on the island.
The statement read: “In recent years, the mainland side has used short video platforms like TikTok to carry out cognitive operations and infiltration against other countries, and there is a high risk the Chinese government is collecting users’ personal information.”
It should be recalled that Taiwan has banned government departments from using Chinese apps like TikTok.
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