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FCC regulators want to remove TikTok from the app store. Here's how company executives reacted

New York (CNN)TikTok's short video is interesting, but it's "just sheep's clothes", Federal Communications Commissioner Officials of the association said. Also, due to security issues, the app needs to be removedfrom the app store.

However, TikTok executives in a rare interview on CNN's "trusted sources" on Sunday claimed that there were no security concerns associated with the highly successful apps.

Short video apps are the most downloaded in the world, surpassing Instagram with 3.5 billion downloads. Userspends an average of 46 minutes or morea day on the app, sweeping the competition.

On the surface, TikTok is certainly friendly and allows users to share content such as dance videos and cooking tutorials. However, critics argue that the power comes from data collection and algorithms, and believe that something more sinister may be incorporated into the model.

TikTok is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, which is essentially under the control of the Chinese government, said Brian Stelter, CNN's chief media respondent.

Bytedance has promised to store US data on US servers to alleviate concerns. However,'s explosive Buzzfeed News report, published two weeks ago, found that Chinese engineers had repeated access to US user data, according to leaked audio from an internal conference. I made it clear.

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said Stellter's legislators asked Tik Tok directly if Beijing had access to the data. Instead of being positive, the company has repeatedly stated that all US user data is stored in the US, he said.

"It's not just a national security issue, it seems to me that it violates the terms of the app store," Kerr said. He wroteto Google and Apple and asked them to launch TikTok from the app store and respond until July 8th.

Stellter pointed out that the FCC has no jurisdiction over social media. But Mr. Kerr said the FCC had a better understanding of how the Chinese government could get data and break into communications.

The claim that TikTok is collecting browser history is "just wrong," said Michael Beckerman, Head of Public Policy for TikTok's Americas. He also said he wouldn't use it to identify an individual while the app scans your face and looks for filters.

Stelter asked if Chinese Communists had seen private TikTok user data. "The answer is that we have never shared information with the Chinese government, and we will not," Beckerman said, adding that they have a US-based security team. ..

"Is the TikTok engineer who developed and created this tool being watched over by China? Is it a threat to the United States?" Stelter asked again.

"No, absolutely not. TikTok is not a security threat," Beckerman said, adding that TikTok remains transparent and ready to work with stakeholders. The

Buzzfeed report also states that there are concerns that China may use TikTok to "influence Americans' commercial, cultural, or political behaviour."

"Yes, I don't know that," Beckerman said. All the videos he watches are from American creators.

According to Beckerman, this app does not allow political advertising and is primarily a platform for entertainment. Stelter pointed out that astudy from The Wall Street Journal revealed that users of "rabbit holes" were talking about topics such as eating disorders. "(Harmful content) is a problem for the entire Internet," Beckerman said.

"This is something we have taken seriously to eliminate from the platform anything that is dangerous or harmful and violates community guidelines."