The video-sharing app's chief executive will testify to US lawmakers in a much-anticipated grilling.
TikTok's Singaporean CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify in US Congress - facing tough questions from both sides of the aisleOn Thursday, TikTok's CEO, Shou Zi Chew, will be opening a lion's mouth and placing his own head into it.And at stake is the future of the phenomenally popular video-sharing app in the US.
He'll also be quizzed on why several journalists were spied on by ByteDance employees - something TikTok has already admitted.He knows politicians from all sides want to see the platform either sold - or outright banned in the US.Mr Chew is going to need to give the performance of a lifetime. And already, close observers have seen a change of tactic from the Singaporean.
However, that approach appears to have changed. TikTok is fighting for its life, and Mr Chew knows it.And in China, there are specific laws that require companies to hand over information to the Chinese Communist Party if requested.For years TikTok has argued that it would never hand over user information.At the heart of its attempt to convince US lawmakers is "Project Texas".
But sadly for TikTok, Project Texas has been looked at sceptically by both Republicans and Democrats. This is not what ByteDance wants. TikTok has enormous potential. And besides, the Chinese company doesn't wish to sell its greatest asset simply because US politicians want them to.We already have a fair idea of what Mr Chew is going to say from TikTok briefings.
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