US lawmakers grill TikTok CEO on app's China ties, danger to teens
Supporters of TikTok on March 22, 2023 protest in US capital Washington DC. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on March 23, 2023 testified before the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on whether the video-sharing app was safeguarding user data on the platform. PHOTO | ALEX WONG | GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Thursday faced relentless questioning from combative United States lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle over the video-sharing app's alleged ties to China and its danger to teens.
The 40-year-old Singaporean suffered unusually intense grilling by both US Republicans and Democrats who fear that Beijing could subvert the site for spying, data harvesting and advancing China’s party Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agenda.
