A Bold Move Amidst US Government Scrutiny In a significant revelation, TikTok has disclosed that it offered the US government a "kill switch" mechanism to address mounting concerns over data protection and national security. This offer was made in 2022, amidst intense scrutiny and legislative threats aimed at banning the app in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divests its US operations. The 'Kill Switch' Offer: An Unprecedented Move TikTok's legal team, as part of their defense against the new legislation, has revealed that the "kill switch" was a part of a proposed "National Security Agreement." This mechanism would have given the US government the unilateral authority to suspend TikTok's operations in the country if the platform failed to comply with certain data protection rules. These rules included ensuring that ByteDance did not have access to US user data and adequately funding TikTok's data prote...
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