DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.

Microsoft is in discussion to buy TikTok for a purported price of $100 billion (£80bn), US President Donald Trump revealed in a conversation with reporters yesterday. Microsoft has declined to comment.

The Chinese Communist Party uses the platform to cultivate a social consensus that undermines U.S. society.

After all, TikTok is the reason there are more self-made millionaire influencers and content creators in the U.S. than ever before.

None of the most pertinent questions directed to TikTok’s critics are being answered, or even acknowledged. There have been empty accusations followed by no discussion.

While rival chatbots including ChatGPT collect vast quantities of user data, DeepSeek’s use of China-based servers are a key difference and a glaring privacy risk for Americans, experts told The

RedNote, an increasingly popular alternative to TikTok, has links to Pentagon-designated "Chinese military companies."

But Pence refused to endorse President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Pence and Trump fell out after the January 6th Capitol riot, and Trump, in turn, recently suggested that he wouldn't hire anyone who had worked for his former second-in-command.

Shanghai-based Xiaohongshu, or RedNote as it is known in English, is a Chinese social media platform growing in popularity as an alternative to TikTok, but with the same security risks.

Sen. Tom Cotton urges action on TikTok, citing national security risks and its harmful impact on American youth.

Donald Trump is downplaying the potential threat that TikTok poses to national security -- but numerous aides and allies are squarely at odds with the president.