TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, says it will contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts around the world.
TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged to contribute $250 million to coronavirus relief efforts around the world.
The Chinese-based firm, which US officials and lawmakers have assailed for potential security risks, said the funds would be for"front line medical workers, educators, and local communities deeply affected by the global crisis." TikTok, popular with teens for its short music videos, has become one of the most widely used social platforms during the coronavirus outbreak in the world.TikTok's move follows similar announcements from technology firms including Google, Facebook and Netflix as well as from leaders of Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter.
"We are committed to playing our part in that global outpouring of mutual support and giving," TikTok president Alex Zhu said in a statement."We want to magnify all we are seeing across our community and translate it into concrete relief for those most affected by this crisis." TikTok said $150 million of the funds would be allocated for medical staffing, supplies, and hardship relief for health care workers through the US Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, and agencies working to distribute supplies in hard-hit countries including India, Indonesia, Italy and South Korea.
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