According to reports from Reuters, TikTok will be setting up its first data center in Ireland. The social media company already has a hub dealing with regional regulatory in the country and now aims to expand its presence there.
TikTok made this move after its parent company, ByteDance, mentioned that it was planning to move the app's headquarters overseas, and a British media reported that the destination for the relocation could be London.
The Chinese company is reported to invest a total of 420 million euro in Ireland, while China has ongoing issues with the West, including disagreements on trade, handling of coronavirus, and the political situation in Hong Kong. Donald Trump and lawmakers in America have also stated that the company is a 'national security risk', followed by Trump's statement about banning TikTok in the U.S if its U.S. operations aren't sold to Microsoft.