New York City's public Wi-Fi network, LinkNYC, has terminated a controversial agreement with TikTok, a Chinese-owned company, to expand the social media service to every street corner across the city after a Post inquiry and as congressional scrutiny over the app rages. The decision to cancel the partnership came amid increasing scrutiny and following concerns from Congressman Josh Gottheimer and Congressman Ritchie Torres. The deal, initially set to be facilitated by the tech firm Intersection, aimed to introduce TikTok's 'Out of Phone' service throughout NYC, raising fears of increased surveillance on New Yorkers by a foreign adversary.
New York City’s public Wi-Fi network LinkNYC has nixed a controversial deal with 🇨🇳-owned TikTok to bring the service to “every street corner”. The planned partnership between the tech firm Intersection and LinkNYC was designed to allow TikTok’s “Out of Phone” service — which… https://t.co/GK5qus8FRH
Congressman Josh Gottheimer and I pressured NYC to end a deal between LinkNYC and TikTok, which would have led to greater surveillance of New Yorkers at the hands of a foreign adversary. https://t.co/nBhIG6HzW2
.@NYCMayor admin kills partnership deal w/ TikTok following concerns from @RepRitchie and @RepJoshG: https://t.co/iq8YA3zTYF
New York City’s public Wi-Fi network has nixed a controversial deal with Chinese-owned TikTok to bring the service to “every street corner” after a Post inquiry and as congressional scrutiny over the app rages. Via @ccampy https://t.co/X9xlTDiq58
New York City’s public Wi-Fi network has nixed a controversial deal with Chinese-owned TikTok to bring the service to “every street corner” after a Post inquiry and as congressional scrutiny over the app rages. https://t.co/X9xlTDiq58
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