“What about a commitment that says you won’t sell the data that you collect. “You say you’re benign, you want to do good things for the public, so let me ask you.” Pallone said.
Frank Pallone, D-N.J., ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, pressed Chew on whether the company makes revenue by selling user data. Stay in the conversation on politics: Sign up for the OnPolitics newsletter Pallone asks Chew whether TikTok sells data Here are the latest updates as Chew tries to convince a skeptical Congress that the app poses no danger to national security. officials have been sounding the alarms on the app as well, with FBI Director Christopher Wray testifying to Congress in early March that the app "screams out with national security concerns." Those lawmakers both Republicans and Democrats will grill Chew over the next four hours over the app's handling of private user data and security practices.Ĭhew is facing an uphill battle, as lawmakers have seemingly become more dug in and hostile to the app. Lawmakers have been growing increasingly concerned over the app's parent company, ByteDance, due to its ties to the Chinese government.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is testifying before Congress in defense of the popular social media app as momentum grows on Capitol Hill to outright ban the app over national security concerns.
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