Why Top Tech Journalists Are Wrong about TikTok

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments last week that the U.S. government is looking into banning TikTok has brought the long-running debate about the app to a fever pitch. India banned it last month, along with dozens of other apps made by Chinese developers, citing security concerns. And U.S. government officials have for months warned that TikTok — which is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company — might be collecting user data that could be transferred to Beijing, allowing the Chinese Communist Party to learn more about the young demographic...