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Senators grill TikTok about ties to ByteDance

U.S. Senators are investigating TikTok's decision to hire executives from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, due to concerns about the app's independence and user data security.
TikTok has faced bans on U.S. Government-issued devices and calls for a nationwide ban over fears of Chinese government influence. TikTok has taken steps to distance itself from China, including moving U.S. User data to Oracle servers in the U.S.
Senator Josh Hawley plans to push for a vote to ban TikTok, while TikTok has until October 13 to respond to questions about its employee transfers posed by the senators.

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Times of India

US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executives

Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marsha Blackburn are investigating TikTok's decision to hire high-level executives from its Chinese parent company. They have expressed concerns about the independence of TikTok's operations and the security of its US users' information.

2 months ago·India

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Reuters

US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executives

Two U.S. senators said on Tuesday they were investigating short video sharing app TikTok's reported decision recently to hire several high-level executives from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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South China Morning Post

US senators probe TikTok hiring of executives from Chinese parent ByteDance

The move calls into question the independence of the app’s operations and the security of US user information, lawmakers say in a letter to CEO Shou Zi Chew.

2 months ago·Hong Kong

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Channel News Asia

US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executives

WASHINGTON: Two US senators said they were investigating short video sharing app TikTok's reported decision recently to hire several high-level executives from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. Senators Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, and Republican Marsha Blackburn said in a letter on Tuesday to TikT

2 months ago·Singapore

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New York Post

TikTok's hiring top execs from China-based ByteDance probed by...

"The personnel changes give the impression that TikTok is attempting to preserve ByteDance's influence over TikTok while avoiding suspicion," the senators wrote.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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The Hill

Senators grill TikTok about ties to ByteDance

Sens. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Tuesday demanded answers from TikTok about its ties to ByteDance, the social media platform’s Beijing-based parent company, following a report of high-level executives moving between the two companies. Several ByteDance executives have been transferred to TikTok since the beginning of the year, taking on top jobs…

2 months ago·Washington, United States

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