Sen. Rubio calls on FTC to investigate Chinese-based social media app TikTok


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FORT MYERS, Fla. (WBBH) – A Florida Senator is asking the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into the social media app TikTok. Senator Marco Rubio (R), along with Sen. Mark Warner (D) of Virginia penned a letter to the FTC Chairwoman, expressing their concerns about the Chinese government’s access to U.S. user data. “We write in response to public reports that individuals in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been accessing data on U.S. users, in contravention of several public representations, including sworn testimony in October 2021,” the senators wrote .“In light of this...