ByteDance Accused of Giving China Backdoor Access to Spy on Hong Kong Activists

Chinese Communist Party members allegedly used a "superuser" credential to access ByteDance's data on users worldwide, including in the U.S.
The CCP officials monitored activists and protesters in Hong Kong by tracking their device identifiers, network information, SIM card IDs and IP addresses.
A former ByteDance executive claims the company stole content from other platforms and acted as a propaganda tool for the Chinese government.
ByteDance promoted content criticizing Hong Kong protests and demoted content supporting the protests.
The allegations increase tensions between the U.S. and China over data privacy and national security concerns related to TikTok.