

What they're saying: Doubling down on statements the company has issued previously, Chew told the WSJ that such a move would not provide any more protection than the firm's current plan, which involves ensuring that U.S. version of the app, per Axios' Sara Fischer and Ashley Gold. The Biden Administration has warned TikTok that it faces a ban in the United States if ByteDance doesn't sell its stake in the U.S.and New Zealand becoming the latest to announce new TikTok restrictions on government devices due to security concerns. The big picture: Chew's comments to the Wall Street Journal coincided with the U.K.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew insisted Thursday that forcing the app's Chinese parent company, Bytedance, to sell it would not address the the national security concerns of the U.S.
