Wray warns about ‘threat’ posed by TikTok’s connection to China’s government

Published November 16, 2022 12:00am ET



FBI Director Christopher Wray warned about the “threat” posed by Chinese companies such as TikTok due to the sway that Beijing’s government has over them.

The Biden administration is conducting a security review of the popular video-sharing social media app, and Wray was asked Tuesday what was currently being done to investigate Chinese Communist Party involvement with TikTok. Although the FBI chief said he was limited in discussing “a specific ongoing investigation,” he nevertheless wanted to discuss two “very important threats” posed by Chinese tech companies.

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