Countries around the world are looking to ban TikTok over its links to the Chinese Communist Party. Are they overreacting?
As one of the most widely used social platforms in the world, TikTok has also become the centre of heated debate over national security in countries around the world.
Western governments and many of its people are suspicious over the influence the Chinese government may have over these platforms, but millions of users continue to use the app every day.
So are the risks these apps use overblown or are they really a national security concern?
