TikTok CEO Fails to Assuage Congressional Concerns Over Chinese Ownership
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In a five-hour hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tried to ease mounting national security concerns about the Chinese-owned video app but encountered open hostility.
Lawmakers from both parties sought to tie Chew personally to the Chinese Communist Party, frequently interrupted him, and called him “evasive.” While he pledged to safely steward the data of American users and shield TikTok from foreign manipulation, lawmakers from both parties criticized TikTok, without evidence, as a tool of China’s Communist government.
“TikTok is a weapon by the Chinese Communist Party to spy on you, manipulate what you see and exploit for future generations,” said Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the Republican chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The Washington state congresswoman said she supported banning the…
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