Around midday Friday, some employees at Amazon began posting on Twitter about another beloved, but increasingly embattled, online platform: TikTok. They griped that they would soon be unable to use it on their phones.
In an email obtained by The New York Times, Amazon notified workers that “due to security risks, the TikTok app is no longer permitted on mobile devices that access Amazon email.” The message said employees must delete the app by Friday but noted they could continue to access TikTok from their laptop browsers. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“User security is of the utmost importance to TikTok—we are fully committed to respecting the privacy of our users. While Amazon did not communicate to us before sending their email, and we still do not understand their concerns, we welcome a dialog so we can address any issues they may have and enable their team to continue participating in our community,” a spokesperson for TikTok said in an email. “We're proud that tens of millions of Americans turn to TikTok for entertainment, inspiration, and connection, including many of the Amazon employees and contractors who have been on the front lines of this pandemic."
TikTok is owned by the Chinese tech giant ByteDance, and the platform—famous for coordinated dances and lip-synhcing—has attracted a large audience in the United States, particularly teenagers and young adults. Amid worsening relations between China and the US, however, both Republicans and Democrats in Washington have repeatedly said TikTok poses a security risk because of its ownership. L ..
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