TikTok Adds 10,000 Employees in the US... Will It Dispel the Trump Administration's TikTok Ban?

Since the Beginning of This Year, Full-Time Jobs in the US Have Tripled

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Despite facing a ban threat, China's social networking service (SNS) TikTok plans to hire about 10,000 employees in the United States over the next three years, CNBC reported on the 21st (local time).

According to the report, a TikTok spokesperson stated, "TikTok has nearly tripled its number of employees in the U.S. this year and plans to add 10,000 more jobs in the U.S. over the next three years." Considering that TikTok currently has about 14,000 employees worldwide, this is an enormous scale.

As TikTok's popularity soars, the number of full-time employees in the U.S. has increased from fewer than 500 at the beginning of the year to about 1,400 so far this year.

Currently, TikTok's offices in the U.S. are located in California, New York, Texas, and Florida. TikTok announced in a statement, "The 10,000 new jobs will be filled in these regions," adding, "These employees will be responsible for sales, content, technology, and customer support roles."

This move is interpreted as a response to the possibility that the Trump administration and Congress might realize a ban on the Chinese application TikTok, based on concerns that TikTok user information could ultimately be accessed by the Chinese government.

Previously, TikTok use was banned for some officials in the Trump administration, including the U.S. Department of Defense, and on the 20th, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill banning TikTok use by U.S. government agencies with 336 votes in favor and 71 against.

Furthermore, the Trump administration is reportedly considering a nationwide ban on TikTok use in the U.S.

Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, when asked whether actions would be taken against TikTok owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, said, "We are reviewing this from multiple angles across a broad range of areas to prevent Americans' information from falling into the hands of the Chinese Communist Party."

To distance itself from China amid these U.S. moves, TikTok hired an American CEO from Disney in May and has been strengthening lobbying efforts in Washington, continuously striving to dispel security threat concerns from the U.S. government.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.