{"id":49954,"date":"2022-06-29T15:52:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=49954"},"modified":"2022-06-29T20:53:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T03:53:26","slug":"fcc-commissioner-joins-tiktok-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=49954","title":{"rendered":"FCC commissioner joins TikTok backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) asked Apple and Google\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nxslink.thehill.com\/click\/28221978.12113\/aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVoaWxsLmNvbS9wb2xpY3kvdGVjaG5vbG9neS8zNTQxMTc1LWZjYy1jb21taXNzaW9uZXItdXJnZXMtZ29vZ2xlLWFwcGxlLXRvLWRyb3AtdGlrdG9rLWFwcC8_ZW1haWw9YjBiZWZiMmRhZmNlM2E4N2U3ZjEzNmJiMDY1NGRmMDUzZjg0NTNhYyZlbWFpbGE9MWEyNzU3ZTM1ODAwMWJhMjYzMThiMDJiODZmNDEzMTEmZW1haWxiPWMxYjU4OTFlYzgyZGUwOWRiY2Y5NzNhZDQ5NTQ2MDMyZWNlNzk1MGZiM2E3ZTdjYTg2ZGQ5Y2ZjY2FiZTY5Yjg\/6230d8c8b246d104952dff9aB2717ecb2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" 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TikTok\u2019s \u201cpattern of conduct and misrepresentation regarding the unfettered access that persons in Beijing have to sensitive U.S. user data\u201d puts the app \u201cout of compliance\u201d with the companies\u2019 app store policies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, I am requesting that you apply the plain text of your app store policies to TikTok and remove it from your app stores for failure to abide by those terms,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Federal 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