Funds for ‘front line medical workers, educators, and local communities’, company says
Washington: TikTok, the fast-growing mobile video app, pledged Thursday to contribute $250 million (Dh918 million) to coronavirus relief efforts around the world.
TikTok, 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.”
The 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.”
