Politicians on both sides of the aisle appeared unsatisfied with answers from Shou Zi Chew on national security risks posed by the app because of its Beijing-based parent company.
on alleged national security risks posed by the immensely popular video-sharing app, while the CEO stressed that data privacy and security issues are prevalent across all of Big Tech and that the company doesn’t share information with the Chinese government.
During the more than five hour hearing, lawmakers called out TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on a wide range of issues, including the company’s ties to China, the types of information the app collects, the security of user data, content moderation and misinformation. He struggled to alleviate concerns that the company poses a national security risk because it’s owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance, escalating calls for a ban on the app or a forced sale to an American company.
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