TikTok's chief executive will face tough questions from lawmakers on Thursday who are convinced the Chinese-owned short video app should be barred for being a potential national security threat to the United States.
CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony before Congress will also cap a week of actions by the Chinese company aimed at convincing Americans and their lawmakers that the app creates economic value and supports free speech.
to store TikTok’s U.S. user data. It also says it rigorously screens content that could harm children. Some political experts say a TikTok ban could be damaging to Democrats who have used the platform to reach younger voters. Three House Democrats"Why the hysteria and the panic and the targeting of TikTok?" asked Representative Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat from New York, at a news conference. "Let's do the right thing here - comprehensive social media reform as it relates to privacy and security.
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