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US lawmakers are set to grill TikTok’s chief executive in a wide-ranging hearing that could not come at a more consequential moment for the embattled social media platform

US lawmakers are set to grill TikTok’s chief executive on Thursday, in a wide-ranging hearing that could not come at a more consequential moment for the embattled social media platform. TikTok CEO Shou Chew will face the House Energy and Commerce Committee during his first appearance before Congress, in a hearing that kicks off at 10 a.m. ET.

Chew’s willingness to answer questions before Congress, TikTok’s lack of transparency, repeated obfuscations, and misstatements of fact have severely undermined the credibility of any statements by TikTok employees, including Mr. Chew,” Sen. Mark R. Warner, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said in a statement Wednesday. As scrutiny from lawmakers’ mounts, however, so does the app’s popularity and reach in the United States.

 

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This Man is accountable for the Lost future of Generations. He is to be charged.

TikTok needs to be banned. It’s a Chinese espionage tool. It’s deleterious for the western democracies

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We are being attacked from within. Politicians in both parties have received generational wealth from the Communist Chinese Party. This needs to stop and hold to account the media that has supported the communalist Chinese by running cover and failing to report to Americans.

What a waste of time. Just ban the CCP.

The fear of China is the beginning of wisdom. China's relationship with the rest of the world commands respect and I see them rising more with great influence, affluence and impact.

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