TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has agreed to appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23 to address growing concerns about the popular video-sharing platform.
This will be Chew’s first appearance before a congressional panel. TikTok is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance.
- The hearing will give lawmakers a chance to address various concerns about the app, including its alleged sharing of U.S. users’ data with China and concerns the app could be used for propaganda or manipulation of U.S. users.
- Committee chair Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., has accused TikTok of allowing the Chinese Communist Party to access U.S. user data.
- Rodgers also asked for more information on TikTok’s impact on young users and how the company protects young users.
- TikTok has denied claims that it allowed interference by the Chinese government.
- Earlier this month, the company revealed a $1.5B plan to reorganize the company’s U.S. operations, including creating a system for monitoring the secret algorithms that determine which content is shown to users.
