TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday is expected to reveal the Chinese-owned platform now has 150 million active users in the U.S.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday. He'll echo a new PR strategy that's emerged for the company in recent months, that banning TikTok is censorship, and American jobs depend on the app.
TikTok's CEO Shou Zi Chew, who will represent the Chinese company in a US congressional meeting Thursday, is a former banker turned tech boss whose soft-spoken persona belies his meteoric rise.
When TikTok was the title sponsor last summer for Vidcon, an annual convention for the creators and brands that make up a key part of the short-form video app's audience and business, it was Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas who got on stage for the industry keynote event.
TikTok's CEO was relatively unknown to the U.S. public before Thursday, when he testified before a congressional committee concerned about data protections on the popular video-sharing app.
The Biden administration is threatening to ban TikTok in the US unless some changes are made. It's a decision that could affect more than 150-million Americans and their respective audiences. The company's CEO, Shou Chew is scheduled to testify before Congress today.
At a congressional hearing, TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew faced questions on topics from election misinformation to the platform’s impact on the mental health of young people.
Both Republicans and Democrats expressed deep skepticism that the company won't share U.S. user data with the Chinese government while questioning Chew.
Shou Zi Chew, a 40-year-old Singapore native, will tell the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce that TikTok prioritizes the safety of its young users and deny allegations that the app is a national security risk.
Tiktok CEO Shou Chew is expected to testify before Congress on Thursday as lawmakers scrutinize its China ties and its potential national security risks, and the Biden administration threatens to ban it in the US unless its Chinese owners agree to spin off their share of the social media platform.
