{"id":51223,"date":"2023-03-08T15:16:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/08\/what-tiktok-withholds-is-as-concerning-as-what-it-posts-nakasone-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:44:21","slug":"what-tiktok-withholds-is-as-concerning-as-what-it-posts-nakasone-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2023\/03\/08\/what-tiktok-withholds-is-as-concerning-as-what-it-posts-nakasone-says\/","title":{"rendered":"What TikTok withholds is as concerning as what it posts, Nakasone says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 What TikTok doesn\u2019t tell you in its digital feed is at least as concerning as how its posts can influence opinion, according to the leader of both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Paul Nakasone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2023\/03\/07\/russia-remains-a-very-capable-cyber-adversary-nakasone-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">told the Senate Armed Services Committee<\/a> on March 7 that while the organizations he oversees are wary of the popular Chinese-owned app\u2019s data collection, its tightly tailored algorithms and its international reach, what TikTok withholds can be just as damaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTikTok concerns me, for a number of different reasons,\u201d said Nakasone, whose teams are tasked with protecting U.S. defense networks and tending to cryptographic standards and intelligence. \u201cIt\u2019s not only the fact that you can influence something, but you can also turn off the message, as well, when you have such a large population of listeners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The short-form video-sharing app, free to download, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/federal-oversight\/2023\/02\/28\/why-tiktok-is-being-banned-for-some-government-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\">more than 100 million users<\/a> in the U.S. alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pew Research Center in October found about one-quarter of U.S. adults under 30 regularly get news from TikTok. Users of the app, however, are \u201cfar less likely\u201d than users of Twitter or Facebook to seek out news there, the center said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a means upon which, you know, you receive information or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/information-warfare\/2022\/10\/28\/us-navy-hunting-for-info-warfare-experts-aeschbach-tells-old-crows\/\" target=\"_blank\">don\u2019t receive information<\/a>,\u201d Nakasone said. \u201cI always look at that, in terms of being able to measure that risk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2023\/03\/01\/us-cyber-command-developing-own-intelligence-hub\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Frost-Speech.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Cyber Command developing own intelligence hub<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The center was previously teased by CYBERCOM\u2019s director of intelligence, Brig. Gen. Matteo Martemucci.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While other apps and websites harvest and sell user details \u2014 and have been criticized for promoting inflammatory or racist content \u2014 U.S. government officials have singled out TikTok over fears of its Chinese ties. Sen. Eric Schmitt, a Missouri Republican, on Tuesday told Nakasone he agrees with his concerns and thinks TikTok is \u201ca Chinese AI weapon aimed directly at the United States of America.\u201d The general did not respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok is owned by ByteDance, an internet-technology juggernaut with research-and-development centers across the world. It has previously said it doesn\u2019t share information with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/intel-geoint\/2022\/11\/29\/defense-intelligence-agency-forms-china-mission-group-to-track-rival\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Chinese government<\/a>. U.S. defense officials consider China a top national security threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew is slated to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee this month. He is expected to be interrogated over \u201cconsumer privacy and data security practices, the platforms\u2019 impact on kids, and their relationship with the Chinese Communist Party,\u201d according to a public notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scheduled hearing follows a wave of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2023\/03\/02\/here-are-all-the-countries-that-have-bans-on-tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. government action<\/a>, both state and federal, taken against TikTok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced a bill 24-16 to ban TikTok over the objections of the panel\u2019s top Democrat, Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York. 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