TikTok says it has never been used to target specific people after Forbes reported the app would be used to monitor some individuals' locations

On Friday, TikTok denied that it has ever been used to target specific individuals.

Forbes reported that ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, planned to use the app to monitor the locations of certain Americans.

4/ Our Internal Audit team follows set policies and processes to acquire information they need to conduct internal investigations of violations of the company codes of conduct, as is standard in companies across our industry.

— TikTokComms (@TikTokComms) October 20, 2022

TikTok's internal audit team follows policies and procedures when they need to investigate violations of the company's code of conduct. The company wrote that any use of internal audit resources would be grounds for dismissal.

Forbes did not include a statement that "TikTok does not collect preciseGPS location information from US users, meaning TikTok could not monitor US users in the way the article suggested"

According to Forbes, the app collects approximate location information based on the user's internet protocol address.

Concerns that the company could be influenced by Beijing have been raised by the administrations of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.