Taiwan’s government has opened a probe into Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok on suspicion of illegally operating a subsidiary on the island, though the company’s owner denied the accusation. | Reuters
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“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 added. “The company has not established any legal entities in Taiwan,” it said in an emailed statement to Reuters, without elaborating.
Taiwan has already banned government departments from using Chinese apps such as TikTok, the council said.
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