Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor\u2019s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Federal Trade Commission said it has \u201cuncovered reason to believe\u201d that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance \u201care violating or are about to violate the law\u201d in a complaint referred to the US justice department for further action.The FTC first began investigating TikTok over a possible violation of a law governing the online privacy of children several years ago. It said on Tuesday that it had also begun investigating potential breaches of the FTC Act, which outlaws \u201cunfair or deceptive acts or practices\u201d by businesses.\u201cOur investigation found reason to believe that TikTok is violating or about to violate the FTC Act and the Children\u2019s Online Privacy Protection Act,\u201d FTC chair Lina Khan wrote on X.In its statement, the FTC added that while it does not typically make public its decisions to refer complaints, it had determined that doing so was \u201cin the public interest\u201d in this case.The latest allegations mark another battlefront for TikTok as it faces intense scrutiny from lawmakers globally over privacy and security concerns. In April, President Joe Biden signed a new law requiring the short-form video app to divest from its parent by January 2025 or face a countrywide ban, citing fears that the Chinese Communist party could use data on the app\u2019s 170mn US users for espionage or other purposes, such as spreading propaganda.In response, TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the US government with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, claiming the law was unconstitutional, and breaches First Amendment free speech rights.\u00a0A hearing is scheduled for September. In 2019, as it began to grow in traction among teens in the west, TikTok was fined $5.7mn by the FTC for illegally collecting children\u2019s data. Following a review of its compliance with that settlement, the FTC began further investigation into the company, the agency said on Tuesday.In a statement in response to the FTC, a TikTok spokesperson said that the company was \u201cdisappointed the agency is pursuing litigation instead of continuing to work with us on a reasonable solution\u201d, adding that it had been working with the FTC \u201cfor more than a year\u201d to address its concerns.\u201cWe strongly disagree with the FTC\u2019s allegations, many of which relate to past events and practices that are factually inaccurate or have been addressed,\u201d it said, adding it was \u201cdeeply committed\u201d to child privacy, has stringent safeguards and proactively removes underage users, for example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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