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Trump is considering banning Chinese social media app TikTok. See the full list of countries, companies, and organizations that have already banned it.

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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.President Trump said that was "one of many" options he was considering to punish China for the coronavirus on July 7. One day earlier, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told that administration was weighing banning TikTok due to national security concerns and fear of Chinese surveillance.TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, the highest-valued privately-held company in the world, and its data collection practices have been scrutinized due to the company's Chinese ownership, though that it's policies are similar to US apps like Facebook. A feature in Apple's iOS 14 beta recently caught TikTok accessing on devices, reigniting the controversy. TikTok says it has disabled the feature.&nbsp;Criticisms of the app go back farther than just the past few months. In September, The Guardian saw internal documents that&nbsp;&nbsp;that could anger the Chinese government, including mentions of Tiananmen Square or Tibetan Independence.In a statement, TikTok said that these policies were no longer in use as of May. US lawmakers have also been critical of TikTok as a potential security risk, and Sen. Marco Rubio asked the Trump administration to investigate the app, while Sens. &nbsp;and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to the head of national security asking for an investigation into the app as a counterintelligence risk.Here are all the countries, companies, and organizations that have banned TikTok.&nbsp;On December 16, the Pentagon sent a "Cyber Awareness Message" that "identifies the potential risk associated with using the TikTok app and directs appropriate action for employees to take in order to safeguard their personal information,"&nbsp;&nbsp;The message also&nbsp;&nbsp;to "uninstall TikTok to circumvent any exposure of personal information."The following week, the&nbsp;&nbsp;from government-owned devices. A Navy bulletin said that members with TikTok accounts who didn't remove the app from devices would be blocked from the Navy intranet. A Navy spokesperson told The Guardian that generally, Navy personnel are allowed to use social media apps, although sometimes specific apps thought to be security risks are banned.&nbsp;TikTok was a tool used by the Army for&nbsp;&nbsp;Gen Z, until it was banned from government-owned devices in late September,&nbsp;.An Army spokesperson told Military.com that TikTok "is considered a cyber threat," and that while the Army cannot ban members from&nbsp;, it does recommend caution.&nbsp;"The threats posed by social media are not unique to TikTok (though they may certainly be greater on that platform)," an Air Force spokesperson told&nbsp;Videos of jet stunts and troops jumping out of planes tend to go viral on the app, and may also pose an additional risk, the Journal reports.A Coast Guard spokesperson told&nbsp;&nbsp;"TikTok is not an application currently used on any official Coast Guard device."He also said that Coast Guard members go through an annual cyber awareness training.&nbsp;&nbsp;"This decision is consistent with our efforts to proactively address existing and emerging threats as we secure and defend our network. This block only applies to government-issued mobile devices," a spokesperson told&nbsp;On February 22, Schumer sent a letter to TSA Administrator David Pekoske about the agency allowing TikTok use, and he cited a policy from the Department of Homeland Security the prohibits TikTok on devices, the&nbsp;. TSA is an agency within DHS.On February 23, the TSA released a statement saying a "small number of TSA employees have previously used TikTok on their personal devices to create videos for use in TSA's social media outreach, but that practice has since been discontinued," the&nbsp;&nbsp;reported.The ban was triggered by a border clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers, where India has 20 casualties. It says the ban is about preserving"Due to security risks, the TikTok app is no longer permitted on mobile devices that access Amazon email," according to an sent to Amazon employees.Later that day, Amazon walked back the policy in a statement to . "This morning's email to some of our employees was sent in error. There is no change to our policies right now with regard to TikTok," an Amazon spokesperson said."Due to concerns about TikTok's privacy and security controls and practices, and because corporate-owned devices should be used for company business only, we have directed those employees to remove the app from their devices," aAn email from the DNC security team obtained by read "We continue to advise campaign staff to refrain from using TikTok on personal devices. If you are using TikTok for campaign work, we recommend using a separate phone and account."The has similarly told members not to download TikTok on personal devices.&nbsp;An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt.Keep readingNewsletterGet the latest tech news &amp; scoops — delivered daily to your inbox.Something is loading.It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. 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Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.President Trump said that was "one of many" options he was considering to punish China for the coronavirus on July 7. One day earlier, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told that administration was weighing banning TikTok due to national security concerns and fear of Chinese surveillance.TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance, the highest-valued privately-held company in the world, and its data...

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