Beijing says that the United States has provided 'no evidence or proof' to justify its national security concerns regarding the app.
to users in China either. Instead, they are offered ByteDance's near-identical Chinese twin app Douyin. This is highly censored and lacks any content that might be seen as unfavourable to the Chinese government.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023, in Washington, D.C. China has upped the volume of its opposition to a ban on the app, the country's most-successful tech export ever.During his congressional hearing, Chew sought to highlight TikTok's operational independence from its Chinese owners and pledged to onshore all U.S. user data.
Director Christopher Wray said"the control of the recommendation algorithm could be used to conduct influence operations." He added that this wouldn't be"easily detected or ruled out."Intelligence Committee that, in a future crisis, TikTok's curated video feeds could be manipulated to display pro-China narratives.
Chew told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that TikTok"will not be manipulated by any government." "TikTok has never shared, or received a request to share, U.S. user data with the Chinese government. Nor would TikTok honor such a request if one were ever made," Chew said."ByteDance is not an agent of China or any other country."
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