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TikTok a 'tool of espionage' for China, says boss of media giant


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TikTok is a "tool of espionage" for the Chinese communist party that should be outlawed by the West, the chief executive of German publishing giant Axel Springer has claimed. Mathias Dà¶pfner says his business has resisted working with TikTok because he fears sensitive personal data will be shared with the government in Beijing. TikTok a 'tool of espionage' for China, says boss of media giant comes via ChinaTechNews.com.

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