Former ByteDance exec alleges Chinese Communist Party had 'supreme access' to US TikTok data.
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A former top executive at ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has alleged in a lawsuit that the Chinese Communist Party had "supreme access" to all data held by the company, including information stored in the US. The former head of engineering for ByteDance's US operations, Yintao "Roger" Yu, claimed he was fired after raising concerns about the company's actions. ByteDance dismissed the allegations as baseless. TikTok is currently trying to avoid a total ban in the US due to concerns about its impact on underage users and national security risks.
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