TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday before a committee of House lawmakers over fears that user data could be shared with China. Full story: https://abc7chicago.com/tiktok-security-ban-us-congress-china/12995173/ news,ceo tiktok,tiktok banned,shou chew,shou chew tiktok,tiktok ceo shou chew,shou zi chew,shou zi,tiktok ban,shou zi chew tiktok,tiktok hearing … [Read more...]
TikTok hearing: Company building “firewall” to seal off US data from foreign access, CEO says | FULL
Testifying before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told lawmakers the company is building what he called a “firewall” that would seal off U.S. data from foreign access. He said that TikTok is in the process of deleting legacy U.S. data from servers in Virginia and Singapore, which he expects to be completed by the end of the year. Chew said he doesn’t … [Read more...]
TikTok CEO delivers opening statement at House hearing
TikTok CEO Shou Chew delivered his opening statement for his testimony in a House hearing on protecting American data privacy. He made several assurances to lawmakers including making the safety of users, particularly minors, a "top priority." » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc Follow MSNBC Show Blogs MaddowBlog: … [Read more...]
WATCH: Rep. Rodgers grills TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on censoring content, surveillance of journalists
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., asked TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew during a House committee hearing Thursday if the app uses moderation tools to remove or censor content that would go against the Chinese Communist Party. She asked specifically about whether the platform removed or censored content associated with the Uighurs or the Tianamen Square massacre. "We do not remove … [Read more...]
TikTok Ban: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies at Congressional hearing | LiveNOW from FOX
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified Thursday morning in front of Congress, addressing concerns over the popular social media app. Chew's opening statements lasted for approximately six minutes. Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX! https://www.youtube.com/livenowfox?sub_confirmation=1 Where to watch LiveNOW from FOX: https://www.livenowfox.com/ Follow us @LiveNOWFOX on Twitter: … [Read more...]
TikTok CEO: ‘We are not owned by the Chinese government’
Mr. Shou Zi Chew, CEO of the social media app TikTok, has testified before US Congress amid growing security concerns around user data. Mr Chew said “let me state this unequivocally, ByteDance is not an agent of China or any other country” before mentioning Project Texas, a proposal that would move all US data to domestic servers. Read more: … [Read more...]
U.S. Lawmakers Grill TikTok CEO Shou Chew at House Committee Hearing
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday as U.S. lawmakers consider restricting the social media app. Chew addressed consumer privacy concerns and received questions over the platform’s relationship with the Chinese government. » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your … [Read more...]
TikTok CEO shown video threatening committee chair during Congress hearing
TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before US Congress on Thursday amid growing security concerns, with the Biden administration threatening to remove the app from the US entirely. During the hearing, Republican Kat Cammack showed Congress a TikTok video inciting violence towards the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with the chair of the committee named in the captions. The … [Read more...]