  Pompeo says U.S. "looking at" banning TikTok July 8, 2020 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the country is "looking at" banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps over national security concerns. His remarks come as India banned the app and Australia is considering it, CBS reports. In an interview with Fox News Channel's Laura Ingraham, Pompeo said "we're certainly looking at it" when it comes to banning TikTok and other Chinese apps. "With respect to Chinese apps on people's cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right too, Laura," he said. "I don't want to get out in front of the President [Donald Trump], but it's something we're looking at." Pompeo said he doesn't recommend downloading the app unless "you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party." TikTok also confirmed Tuesday it stopped operations of the app in Hong Kong in wake of the new China-backed security law that would ban treason, secession, sedition and subversion in the semi-autonomous city. There are fears China will use the law to severely erode the freedoms Hong Kong has enjoyed under the "one country, two systems" framework.   Top stories In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili.   Partner news |  Latest news USAID Administrator, U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary arrive in Armenia  Power and Kim arrived in Armenia to affirm U.S. support for Armenia’s sovereignty, independence.Karabakh death toll climbs above 300 as more bodies recovered A total of 105 bodies have been recovered from different regions of Nagorno-Karabakh since September 21.Ucom Director General Ralph Yirikian delivered lecture at Leadership School Ucom Director General Ralph Yirikian recently delivered a special lecture on leadership at the Leadership School.Lemkin Institute says won't let world leaders forget complicity in Karabakh The Institute says there’s no “genocide prevention” in the US, the EU, NATO, or the UN. |
