What is America to do about TikTok? Its quirky videos have attracted 150mn active US users. Yet US officials fear Beijing could subvert the Chinese-owned app to spy on Americans or spread propaganda. Many parents, meanwhile, worry about TikTok’s impact on teenage mental health. Talks with a US watchdog over the app’s plans to ringfence US data on American servers have foundered. CEO Shou Zi Chew’s recent appearance before lawmakers failed to assuage their concerns. The Biden Administration has issued an ultimatum to TikTok’s Chinese owners: sell the US unit — which Beijing has said it would oppose — or face a potential ban. But a ban would infuriate legions of young Americans.
美国该拿TikTok怎么办？它稀奇古怪的视频吸引了1.5亿美国活跃用户。然而，美国官员担心，北京方面可能会暗中利用这款中资所有的应用监视美国人或散播宣传材料。与此同时，许多家长担心TikTok对青少年心理健康有不良影响。该应用计划将美国用户数据存放在美国服务器上保护起来，但与美国监管机构就这一计划进行的谈判已经失败。TikTok首席执行官周受资(Shou Zi Chew)最近在国会接受议员质询，但未能打消他们的疑虑。拜登(Biden)政府向TikTok的manbetx3.0 所有者发出了最后通牒：如不出售TikTok（北京方面已表示反对出售），TikTok可能被封禁。但封禁TikTok会惹恼许多美国年轻人。