Tiktok boss met with mistrust and rejection in the US Congress

Tiktok boss met with rejection at US Congress hearing

Democrats and Republicans rarely appeared in harmony. They are demanding that Tiktok become an American company. App representatives were disappointed

Tiktok boss met with mistrust and rejection in the US Congress

“Tiktok must become an American company with American values and cut ties with the Chinese Communist Party,” said Democratic MP Darren Soto, for example. Republican Marianette Miller-Meeks also emphasized that the technology of other social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter is “developed in the USA, in accordance with US guidelines, under US data protection laws.” Shou Zi Chew, for his part, referred to data protection probl…

Tiktok boss met with mistrust and rejection in the US Congress

Tiktok boss Shou Zi Chew was met with deep-seated mistrust and rejection in a survey in the US Congress. At the roughly five-hour hearing, President Joe Biden's Democrats and the Republicans emphasized in rare harmony that previous steps to isolate US data from the short video app from Chinese-based parent company Bytendace were not enough for them. A central topic on Thursday was ownership.

Tiktok boss met with mistrust and rejection in the US Congress

Tiktok boss Shou Zi Chew felt mistrust in the US Congress