U.S. Customs Interrogates TikTok Employees Over Data Security and Political Ties

Customs and Border Protection agents are questioning TikTok employees about their links to the Chinese Communist Party and access to U.S. user data.

More than 30 TikTok and ByteDance employees have been interrogated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection while entering the U.S.
The questioning focuses on their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and involvement in Project Texas, a plan to protect U.S. user data.
Employees are also asked about their educational backgrounds and political connections in China.
The interrogation is part of broader U.S. concerns over data security and potential Chinese influence through TikTok.
President Biden recently signed legislation that could lead to TikTok being banned unless ByteDance divests its U.S. operations within 270 days.