TikTok has been under pressure from US authorities over concerns about data privacy and security. Photo: Reuters
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TikTok distances itself from China amid pressure from the US, while branching out to other markets: reports

  • The app, valued at US$78 billion late last year, continues to face scepticism from US lawmakers and officials
  • Amid mounting pressure from the US, short video app TikTok is reportedly taking steps to distance itself from China while branching out to other markets
Topic |   China technology
Melissa Zhu

Melissa Zhu

Updated: 2:31pm, 19 Nov, 2019

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TikTok has been under pressure from US authorities over concerns about data privacy and security. Photo: Reuters
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Melissa Zhu

Melissa Zhu

Melissa joined the Post in 2019 as a technology editor. Before this she worked as a digital producer at Channel NewsAsia, an English language news channel in Singapore, for almost three years. She also worked as a foreign service officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore previously.