Finnish minister: TikTok data centre could anger the United States.
13 May 2025
Controversy continues to swirl around a TikTok-linked data centre project in Kouvola, Finland.
While public debate has largely focused on data security risks, Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Wille Rydman suggests that the planned data centre may be a way for China to bypass export curbs and gain access to high-performance chips used in AI development.
While public debate has largely focused on data security risks, Finnish Economic Affairs Minister Wille Rydman suggests that the planned data centre may be a way for China to bypass export curbs and gain access to high-performance chips used in AI development.