From CNET: TikTok CEO Shou Chew is in Washington, DC, today to try and convince Congress that TikTok can protect US users' data and maintain safety for the millions of Americans who use the popular video app.
Chew is scheduled to testify before the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce about TikTok's privacy and data security practices. Lawmakers are scrutinizing TikTok, and the app faces a possible ban in the US. Earlier this month, the Biden administration demanded that ByteDance, the app's Chinese parent company, sell its stake in the app.
Officials are concerned US user data could be passed on to the Chinese government or that the Chinese government could dictate what content is shown on TikTok in a bid to influence public opinion in the US.
Chew will argue that ByteDance isn't an agent of China, but instead that it's a global company that won't allow unauthorized access to user data, according to prepared remarks shared Wednesday.
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