US Congress is going to grill CEO of TikTok for data privacy.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM US Congress is going to grill the CEO of TikTok about user safety and worries about data privacy.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM Shou Zi Chew, the TikTok CEO, is scheduled to field questions from US legislators on Thursday.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM The Biden administration's threat to outright outlaw the Chinese-owned social media platform in the US contributed to the political uproar wrapping it.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM ByteDance, a Chinese business, owns TikTok, which has come under criticism for the data it maintains on US users.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM According to Republican congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, TikTok has knowingly given the Chinese Communist Party access to user data from the United States.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM Chew's appearance before the energy and commerce committee, the first by a TikTok CEO, will be a significant test for the 40-year-old.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM Chew claimed in a statement released prior to his evidence ByteDance was not an agent of China or any other nation.

HINDUSTANVIEW.COM Since the meteoric rise in popularity started in 2018, TikTok has faced legislative challenges. Most teenagers in the US claim they use TikTok today.