A TikTok spokesperson told RNZ: "Data security is of the highest importance to TikTok, and there is zero evidence suggesting that TikTok is a national security risk to New Zealanders. "TikTok is used by many politicians, including Prime Minister Luxon, to reach, engage, and communicate with their constituents."

DeepSeek AI may join TikTok and CapCut on the U.S. banned apps list due to security concerns over its potential to send data to Chinese government.

Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek has garnered similar privacy and security concerns as the Chinese social media app TikTok, and Congress may act similarly with the new technology. The two leaders of the National Security Agency and Cyber Subcommittee of the House Intelligence Committee are set to announce a bill that would ban the app