Reuter reports, "it was not immediately clear which court TikTok plans to file its lawsuit. The company had previously said it was exploring its legal options, and its employees were also preparing their own lawsuit. While TikTok is best known for its anodyne videos of people dancing and going viral among teenagers, U.S. officials have expressed concerns that information on users could be passed on to China's communist government."
Tiktok says that to safeguard fair treatment of its users' and justice, it has no other option than to challenge the Trump administration in the court. Earlier this month, Trump had banned financial dealings with Tiktok, owned by ByteDance and WeChat, owned by Tencent. According to him, these Chinese apps could be a threat to U.S. national security, economy, and trade affairs. According to the administration, TikTok stores a large amount of user data, including internet usage, browser history, network data, and location.
The Chinese Communist Party can exploit this data and use it for extortion purposes, blackmail, cyberattacks, ..
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