tiktok!!
Testifying before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told lawmakers the company is building what he called a “firewall” that would seal off U.S. data from foreign access.
He said that TikTok is in the process of deleting legacy U.S. data from servers in Virginia and Singapore, which he expects to be completed by the end of the year.
Chew said he doesn’t believe ownership by the Chinese-based company ByteDance “is the issue here” and questioned the track record of American social media giants on data privacy.
“I mean look at Facebook – and Cambridge Analytica. Just one example,” he said.
Shou Zi Chew’s testimony comes at a crucial time for the company, which has acquired 150 million American users but is under increasing pressure from U.S. officials. TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have been swept up in a wider geopolitical battle between Beijing and Washington over trade and technology.
TikTok has been dogged by claims that its Chinese ownership means user data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government or that it could be used to promote narratives favourable to the country’s Communist leaders.
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Parents are just trying to deflect blame on TikTok for the kids they’re ashamed of.
What about Facebook and Instagram? Don’t they invade privacy or gather data of people?
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“Only 15 years out of the entirety of the 244 years the United States has been in existence have been peaceful. Only 15 years without conflict.” – Charles Beuck, Jan 8, 2020
“We lie. We cheat. We steal.” – Former Secretary of State and CIA director Mike Pompeo
I don’t think this was a legitime hearing, he was outnumbered, wasn’t provided with enough time to answer the question or defend himself, not to mention the conductor of this hearing lacks blatantly of impartiality
i feel embarrassed that these are the fossils that represent the US
A : I can answer this question.
B: No you cant.
If something bad happens, just point fingers easy lmao. Gordon Ramsay needs to teach these idiots a stop denial lesson just like kitchen nightmares
Could the chair be charged for saying lies as they are facts? They have no evidence and things that have been proven to be false but use them as facts.
Mr. Chew, I can’t believe you’re keeping a straight face. I’m proud of your composure. I’d laugh in their face. You should, because we are.
By the way, TikTok asked me for A LOT less personal information than any meta company
Absolutely ridiculous. These people do NOT represent me. This is embarrassing.
2:50:58 This is probably exactly why I could never be a politician. They can damn act emotionally touched all in a second
3:17:17 even I (who was walking around and doing my housekeeping) remember he answered that exact question earlier… what a great politician😢
3:33:35 her comment on app improvements is great!
Ok but the old lady who keeps on saying “UH”EVERY WORD SHE SAYS, IS GETTING ON MY LAST NERVE 😀
This chair is awful. Literally disgusting for a) lying and acting like they are true and b) not let Shou reply to any of her lies. I’m so disgusted that these people represent the US.
The biggest irony is this hearing actually made Americans believe in tictok more than they used to. It only made them more sympathetic to this young ceo getting attacked by those hyenas surrounding him one by one.. 😂😂😂
This hearing literally makes the world look like an Amazing world of gumball or South park episode