TikTok CEO to testify on the platform’s “impact on children” and its “relationship with the Chinese Communist Party”

The head of popular social media app TikTok will testify before a House committee.

In a statement on Monday, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Kathy McMorris Rogers (R-Washington) announced that TikTok CEO Show Zi Chu would testify before the commission.

The press release explains that his testimony will focus on “TikTok’s practices regarding consumer privacy and data security, the platforms’ impact on children, and their relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.”

“This will be Chu’s first appearance before a Congressional committee,” the post reads.

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In a statement, McMorris Rogers said, “Big tech is increasingly becoming a disruptive force in American society. The Energy and Trade Committee has been at the forefront of calling on the CEOs of major technology companies – from Facebook to Twitter to Google – to answer for their companies’ actions. These efforts will continue with TikTok.”

“TikTok, owned by ByteDance, knowingly allowed the Chinese Communist Party to access US user data. Americans deserve to know how these actions affect their privacy and data security, and what actions TikTok is taking to keep our children safe from online and offline threats,” she continued.

She added, “We have made our concerns about TikTok clear. It is time to continue the committee’s efforts to hold Big Tech accountable by bringing TikTok to the committee to give people full and honest answers.”

A court hearing has been scheduled for March 23.

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The hearing comes amid growing concern over the social media app. Several states have banned its use on government devices. The app has also been banned on devices released by the federal government.

Critics have raised concerns about the parent company of social media app ByteDance, a Chinese company.

There are concerns that users’ personal data, such as browser history or location, could end up in the hands of the Chinese government, or that a popular app could be used to spread disinformation.

In June, BuzzFeed reported that Chinese employees of TikTok’s parent company had been given access to private user data on the app.

TikTok has stated that user data is safe as it is not stored in China. However, Axios notes, along with a June Buzzfeed report, that “a number of recent reports have called into question” the company’s claims about the security of user data.

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FCC commissioner Brendan Carr told Axios that he believes the app should be banned in the US due to data security concerns and also because China could use the platform to influence elections.

“I don’t believe there is a way forward for anything other than a ban,” he said.

Carr added that he doesn’t think there is “a world where you can secure enough data to be reasonably sure it doesn’t fall back into the hands of [Chinese Communist Party]”.

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