TikTok CEO to Congress: ‘ByteDance is not an agent of China’
into the company. “I condemn this misconduct in the strongest possible terms,” Chew wrote, noting that the company is conducting an investigation with an outside law firm.
But most notable are Chew’s comments about China. He says that allegations that TikTok is “beholden to the Chinese government” are “emphatically untrue” and describes ByteDance as a “global enterprise” that was “founded by Chinese entrepreneurs.” Despite those assurances, lawmakers are likely to grill Chew in depth about TikTok’s ties to ByteDance and China, and whether the company can be trusted to protect US users. At a previous hearing, when lawmakers heard from TikTok COO
, they were frustrated by her insistence that ByteDance was not a Chinese company, and pressed her about TikTok’s China-based employees. How Chew answers similar questions could directly affect the TikTok's future in the United States.
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Exclusive: TikTok’s CEO on the App’s Future in the U.S. - The Journal. - WSJ PodcastsTikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is due to testify before Congress this week, as the Biden administration demands that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their stakes in the company or face a possible U.S. ban of the app. In this exclusive interview with WSJ’s Stu Woo, the TikTok CEO said a sale won’t solve Washington’s security concerns. Further Reading: - TikTok CEO’s Message to Washington: A Sale Won’t Solve Security Concerns Further Listening: - How TikTok Became the World’s Favorite App - What’s Up With All the TikTok Bans?
Consulte Mais informação »
TikTok's CEO Has a Message for Congress: America Needs This AppTikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday. He'll echo a new PR strategy that's emerged for the company in recent months, that banning TikTok is censorship, and American jobs depend on the app.
Consulte Mais informação »
TikTok CEO posts video asking users for help staving off ban from Congress.TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew posted a video featuring him somewhere in DC in which he asked users to post in the comments what they wanted their representatives to know about why they love the app. HouseCommerce will hear Chew's testimony on Thursday.
Consulte Mais informação »
TikTok CEO Chew to tell Congress app ban would 'hurt' U.S. businesses and 'damage' economyJUST IN: TikTok CEO Chew to tell Congress app ban would 'hurt' U.S. businesses and 'damage' economy
Consulte Mais informação »
TikTok CEO to tell Congress app ban would 'hurt' U.S. businesses and 'damage' economyTikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will tell lawmakers Thursday that banning the app in the U.S. would hurt American businesses and the country's economy, according to newly released remarks prepared for his testimony before Congress
Consulte Mais informação »
The TikTok CEO’s Face-Off With Congress Is DoomedToday TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew will meet a rare united front in the US Congress against the Chinese-owned social media app that has lawmakers in a tizzy.
Consulte Mais informação »