Chew also told members of Congress, parent company ByteDance and plans to say that concerns about its ties to China are unfounded.
Chew, House Energy “Let me be clear: ByteDance is not a representative of China or any other country,” said the written statement released by the and Commerce Committee ahead of Thursday’s TikTok hearing. Chew’s This hearing, which will be his first appearance in Congress, comes at a time when risks are higher for the company than ever before.
TikTok speaks out against US accusations
US officials recently told the company, ByteDance if he doesn’t get himself fired from the company of TikTok He said it could be banned in the US. And members of both parties in the legislature supported bills that would authorize President Joe Biden and others in his administration to ban the practice.
Much of Chew’s written statement, of TikTok It looks like a repetition of the arguments he’s put forward for years. The phrase refers to the app’s security features, specifically targeting young people and of TikTok A billion-dollar effort to secure the data of US users. Project Texas explains in detail. “Earlier this month, we started the process of deleting historically protected US user data stored on non-Oracle servers, which we expect to complete within this year,” writes Chew.