LAST FEBRUARY, TIKTOK HAD TO PAY A BIG FINE IN THE U.S. FOR COLLECTING PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM KIDS UNDER 13.
THEN, IN OCTOBER 2019, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO BYTEDANCE OVER CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE DATA GATHERED ON TIKTOKERS OF ALL AGES IS BEING USED.
U.S. SENATORS HAVE SAID THEY WERE WORRIED THE INFORMATION COULD BE USED TO SPY ON AMERICANS AND INFLUENCE POLITICAL DECISIONS.