Congress vs. TikTok
Hello There, On Thursday, March 23rd, the CEO of TikTok appeared before Congress to address concerns about the company's protection of user privacy in light of accusations that the Chinese government is able to access the data the app collects. Throughout the hearing, CEO Shou Chew was bombarded with questions and accusations regarding his company's relationship with China. Mr. Chew's main defense was that Congress could present no hard evidence of collusion with the Chinese government, making all their accusations theoretical at best. He went on to say that the data collected by his company is comparable to other U.S. based apps like Meta (formerly Facebook). According to an article in Glossy multiple TikTok influencers have spoken out on the "ridiculous" nature of the hearing and the questions posed. I agree with their assessment of the nature of this hearing. Just not for the reason you may think. I believe that Congress is correct in believing that the app