TikTok’s Chief to Testify Before Congress in March, Wall Street Journal, Jan. 30, 2023.
Republicans are expected to use hearing to highlight security and privacy concerns over video app
TikTok’s chief executive has agreed to appear before a congressional committee in March, as House Republican lawmakers step up scrutiny of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app.
Shou Zi Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, a committee spokesman said, in what would be the first appearance of a TikTok CEO before a congressional panel.
TikTok’s chief executive has agreed to appear before a congressional committee in March, as House Republican lawmakers step up scrutiny of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. Shou Zi Chew will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23, a committee spokesman said, in what would be the first appearance of a TikTok CEO before a congressional panel. The Harvard-educated Mr. Chew, who once interned at Meta Platforms Inc.’s Facebook, agreed to testify voluntarily and will be the sole witness at the hearing, the spokesman said. The hearing will give lawmakers—particularly Republicans who recently gained a slim majority in the House—an opportunity to explore a range of growing concerns over the app. Those include alleged sharing of US users’ data with China, as well as risks that the app could be used for propaganda or manipulation of US users. “TikTok has knowingly allowed the ability for the Chinese Communist Party to access American user data,” Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R., Wash.), who chairs the committee, said in a written statement. “Americans deserve to know how these actions impact their privacy and data security, as well as what actions TikTok is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms.”
Source: USCBC