TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before the US Congress for the first time and offered reassurances that the short-video making platform would not share US user data with China. Despite Chew’s reassurances, the Congress and the Biden administration seem to have other plans. A group of 12 US Senators has unveiled a new bill that now has White House backing and may give President Biden power to ban TikTok nationwide. The potential ban of TikTok raises concerns about data privacy and protection for millions of users, especially children. The article highlights the importance of data privacy and the need to protect users’ information from unauthorised access. The Congress appears more determined to ban TikTok than ever, and committee members pressed Chew over measures that TikTok is taking to protect kids on the app.
TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before the US Congress for the first time and offered reassurances that the short-video making platform would not share US user data with China. Chew addressed concerns that TikTok’s corporate structure makes it beholden to the Chinese government or that it shares information about US users with the Chinese government. He stated unequivocally that ByteDance is not an agent of China or any other country. Chew further emphasized that the company would enhance privacy and avoid any possibility of “unauthorised foreign access” to US user data.
However, despite Chew’s reassurances, the Congress appears more determined to ban TikTok than ever. Committee Chair, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, stated that Americans deserve to know the extent to which their privacy is jeopardised and “their data is manipulated by ByteDance-owned TikTok’s relationship with China.” The committee also pressed Chew over measures that TikTok is taking to protect kids on the app.
Chew previously warned the TikTok community of 150 million Americans about the potential ban. The Joe Biden administration has reportedly demanded that China-based ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, must sell its stake in the short-video making app or face a possible ban. A group of 12 US Senators has unveiled a new bill that now has White House backing and may give President Biden power to ban TikTok nationwide.
In conclusion, while TikTok’s CEO assures that US user data will never be shared with China, the Congress and the Biden administration seem to have other plans. The potential ban of TikTok raises concerns about data privacy and protection for millions of users, especially children.
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