On January 30, Chairwoman of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers said TikTok CEO (CEO) Shou Zi Chew will attend the session hearing at this committee on March 23.
This will be the first time Mr. Shou Zi Chew has answered questions before a committee of U.S. Congress.
This information comes as the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee is expected to vote next month on a bill to block the use of TikTok in the US due to national security concerns.
[Mỹ: Thêm bang Kentucky cấm sử dụng TikTok trên thiết bị công]
McMorris Rodgers and other Republican congressmen are asking TikTok for more information regarding the app’s impact on teenagers amid concerns regarding harmful content on the sharing platform. this short video.
Due to security concerns, on January 13, the US state of Kentucky banned the use of the TikTok application on public devices.
Before that, dozens of states in the US, including Wisconsin, North Carolina, Ohio, New Jersey, Arkansas… also had similar decisions.
TikTok is in talks with the US government to address Washington’s national security concerns, hoping to continue operating in one of the platform’s biggest markets.
The company that manages this application claims to fully respond to all US national security concerns.
TikTok also claims to always focus on ensuring the safety of young users and restricts features by age.
Dang Anh (VNA/Vietnam+)
