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TikTok CEO Set To Testify Before Congress

Americans become increasingly concerned over platform’s data privacy issues

  • TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to testify in front of the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the app’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party in addition to its privacy and data practices.
  • Committee Chairwoman Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers said, “ByteDance-owned TikTok has knowingly allowed the ability for the Chinese Communist Party to access American user data.”
  • Amidst concerns that ByteDance is sharing data from U.S. customers with the Chinese Communist Party, federal and state leaders have worked to remove the app from government-issued electronic devices.
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