Looking Beyond TikTok: The Risks of Temu

Excerpt:  “The rapid proliferation of Chinese-owned and -operated applications (‘apps’) such as TikTok have introduced new risks and exposed existing vulnerabilities into the regulatory, information security, and legal frameworks of the United States. While the social media juggernaut that is TikTok has received the lion’s share of attention, and understandably so, it is the tip of a much broader iceberg that requires greater attention and policy action from the federal government. The business practices of the fast-fashion platform Temu—including sale of goods produced using illicit labor practices, the data security (and access) of the application itself, and the company’s connections with the Chinese Communist Party—raise significant concerns and should prompt greater scrutiny.”