Tapper to Gretchen Whitmer: Is It Appropriate For You To Be on TikTok?

TAPPER Last month Wisconsin ░░░░░░░░ Tony Evers banned TikTok ░░░░░░░░ government devices saying that ░░░░░░░░ Defending our state s ░░░░░░░░ and cybersecurity infrastructure and ░░░░░░░░ digital privacy was a ░░░░░░░░ priority More than half ░░░░░░░░ the states have taken ░░░░░░░░ steps You re active ░░░░░░░░ TikTok And I get ░░░░░░░░ it s fun But ░░░░░░░░ deleted my app from ░░░░░░░░ phone because so many ░░░░░░░░ kept coming on my ░░░░░░░░ saying Delete it delete ░░░░░░░░ delete it The Chinese ░░░░░░░░ has access to your ░░░░░░░░ Is it appropriate for ░░░░░░░░ to be on TikTok ░░░░░░░░ FBI says it s ░░░░░░░░ national security concern Whitmer ░░░░░░░░ me say this We ░░░░░░░░ TikTok on one device ░░░░░░░░ has nothing else on ░░░░░░░░ It is a communication ░░░░░░░░ We don t do ░░░░░░░░ because it s fun ░░░░░░░░ some people think what ░░░░░░░░ put out there can ░░░░░░░░ fun on occasion My ░░░░░░░░ disagree TAPPER I don ░░░░░░░░ buy that I don ░░░░░░░░ buy that you don ░░░░░░░░ have fun I don ░░░░░░░░ buy that you don ░░░░░░░░ have fun doing TikToks ░░░░░░░░ But the point is ░░░░░░░░ have it on one ░░░░░░░░ that has no access ░░░░░░░░ anything else because so ░░░░░░░░ people get their information ░░░░░░░░ way Whether we like ░░░░░░░░ or not that is ░░░░░░░░ tool for disseminating important ░░░░░░░░ And that s how ░░░░░░░░ use it But we ░░░░░░░░ always evaluating because we ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ are protecting data in ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ re always evaluating But ░░░░░░░░ this point the way ░░░░░░░░ use it is secure ░░░░░░░░ Do you think it ░░░░░░░░ safe for kids to ░░░░░░░░ on TikTok Because I ░░░░░░░░ one of the concerns ░░░░░░░░ was a great 60 ░░░░░░░░ report showing that the ░░░░░░░░ of TikTok that the ░░░░░░░░ have there s a ░░░░░░░░ s a time limit ░░░░░░░░ s educational And the ░░░░░░░░ that we have in ░░░░░░░░ country there are a ░░░░░░░░ of concerns that it ░░░░░░░░ eating disorders and other ░░░░░░░░ messages Whitmer Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ concerned about a lot ░░░░░░░░ ways that social media ░░░░░░░░ curated and drags people ░░░░░░░░ rabbit holes in this ░░░░░░░░ We need to have ░░░░░░░░ congressional measures taken to ░░░░░░░░ that there is some ░░░░░░░░ in it But also ░░░░░░░░ got to teach our ░░░░░░░░ that this is not ░░░░░░░░ real robust offering of ░░░░░░░░ for you to distill ░░░░░░░░ make your own decisions ░░░░░░░░ is biased and it ░░░░░░░░ be incredibly toxic.”