House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/your-platform-should-be-banned-congresswoman-rips-into-tiktok-ceo-for-targeting-kids" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cathy McMorris Rodgers</a> (R-WA) said Sunday that Congress should pass a ban on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> and a federal data privacy law.
Appearing on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; Sunday, McMorris Rodgers said that TikTok&#8217;s relationship with the Chinese company ByteDance is a threat to the privacy and safety of American citizens but added that the U.S. needs a national data privacy law to stop other tech giants from stealing Americans&#8217; data.
&#8220;What we are seeing is that TikTok and Mr. Chew have repeatedly been caught in this lie that there&#8217;s not a connection to ByteDance and ultimately the [Chinese Communist Party],&#8221; McMorris Rodgers said. &#8220;So they cannot be trusted to protect our data. They cannot be trusted to ensure that our children&#8217;s mental health is a priority.&#8221;
&#8220;We need a national data privacy standard also,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And that&#8217;s what Ranking Member [Frank] Pallone (D-NJ) and I have worked on and we&#8217;re going to introduce this Congress, because we need to take action, whether it&#8217;s TikTok, big tech, or other data brokers, to restrict the amount of data that they&#8217;re collecting to begin with.&#8221;
&#8220;We need to ensure that individuals have the right to know what their profile might be or it &#8212; or to be alerted if their information, their personal data is being accessed or transferred to another country like China. We need to protect kids, and we have the strongest protections for kids in the privacy proposal that we have been working on to protect anyone under the age of 17. And we need to stop this listening on devices of people.&#8221;
McMorris Rodgers said that a ban on TikTok should take priority.
&#8220;I would say there&#8217;s an immediate threat via TikTok from the Chinese Communist Party, that is the reason that I believe we need to ban TikTok immediately.&#8221;
New York Democratic Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-takes-to-tiktok-to-defend-chinese-owned-app-from-possible-nationwide-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> called for a national data privacy law on Saturday while at the same time defending TikTok from a bipartisan effort to ban the Chinese-owned app.
AOC said that banning TikTok “doesn’t really address the core of the issue, which is the fact that major social media companies are allowed to collect troves of deeply personal data about you that you don’t know about, without really any significant regulation whatsoever.”
“In fact, the United States is one of the only developed nations in the world that has no significant data or privacy protection laws on the books,” she said. Instead of banning TikTok, which has 150 million users, outright, the answer is to “actually protect Americans from this kind of egregious data harvesting that companies can do without your significant ability to say no,” she added.

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Top GOP Rep. Says Congress Should Pass A TikTok Ban And A Federal Data Privacy Law

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Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox said Sunday that placing age limit restrictions on social media use is not fool-proof.
In an interview on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/full-utah-governor-enforcing-social-media-laws-for-minors-isn-t-fool-proof-166858309843" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meet the Press</a>,&#8221; Cox admitted that enforcing a new state law requiring a parent&#8217;s permission for a child under 18 to use social media would be tough to enforce because kids can find ways around the rules.
&#8220;We understand that there are definitely going to be enforcement issues,&#8221; Cox told host Chuck Todd. &#8220;Any time you wade into this type of an industry, it&#8217;s going to be tough. And we don&#8217;t expect that we&#8217;re going to be able to prevent every young person from getting around this. Kids are really smart. That&#8217;s one of the problems.&#8221;
&#8220;I would prefer that Congress act,&#8221; Cox continued. &#8220;That&#8217;s where this should happen, and I think it will,&#8221; he said, pointing to a <a href="https://stewart.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1166" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a> authored by Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT) that would raise the minimum age to use social media to 16.
&#8220;[There is] broad bipartisan support,&#8221; he went on. &#8220;The president, in his State of the Union, said we need to do this. So I have President Biden, I have very conservative members of Congress working on this together. But the states have to lead out on this, and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re doing &#8230; and then that helps Congress kind of coalesce and come to an agreement on how we prevent these terrible harms from happening.&#8221;
Cox argued that the new law is necessary to protect the health and safety of children.
&#8220;We know this is killing our kids,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have to start there. The harm being done to our children far outweighs — and this started well before COVID, since 2012 — especially among young women, the rates of suicide, depression, anxiety, self-harm, have skyrocketed, and every research institution that has looked at this is pointing to social media as the cause.&#8221;
Cox signed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/utah-gov-signs-new-restrictions-on-social-media-use-for-kids-as-congress-questions-tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two bills into law</a> on Thursday that would regulate children’s use of social media as lawmakers in Congress questioned TikTok&#8217;s CEO over the platform&#8217;s effect on kids and national security. The legislation, which is the first of its kind in the nation, is expected to be challenged in court by social media companies. The laws, House Bill 311 and Senate Bill 152, were passed by the Republican-controlled Utah legislature earlier this year.
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Included in the new legislation, which goes into effect in 2024, is a ban on social media use by children from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., which parents will have the liberty to adjust. Additionally, children will not show up in search results under the new law and will not be able to receive direct messages from those they are not friends with or following.
A provision in HB 311 allows children to sue for damages related to social media use. This takes aim at “addictive” features in social media, including “a $250,000 fine for social media companies which use addictive design features” and “a penalty of up to $2,500 per child exposed to an addictive feature.” For those under 16, there will be a presumption of harm unless proven otherwise, according to the Utah government.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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‘Kids Are Really Smart’: Utah GOP Governor Says Age Restrictions On Social Media Use Aren’t Fool-Proof

Utah Republican Governor Says Age Restrictions On Social Media Use Aren't Fool-Proof

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Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio Cortez</a> (D-NY) entered the debate about a nationwide ban on Chinese-owned social media app <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a>.
The Democratic Socialist and member of the left-wing &#8220;Squad&#8221; took to TikTok on Saturday morning to push back against bipartisan support for a nationwide ban on the app. AOC minimized concerns about security and data privacy, saying that TikTok was just one app that harvests massive troves of data. Instead of banning a single app, she called for a broader data privacy law.
“Do I believe TikTok should be banned? No,” AOC opened. The <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@aocinthehouse/video/7214318917135830318" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video</a> is her first post on the app, despite having created the account more than a year ago.
“First of all, I think it&#8217;s important to discuss how unprecedented of a move this would be,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The United States has never before banned a social media company from existence, from operating in our borders and this is an app that has over 150 million Americans on it,”
Ocasio-Cortez first discussed criticisms that the app is a vessel for Chinese surveillance, and that it steals user data. She minimized those concerns, saying that banning TikTok “doesn’t really address the core of the issue, which is the fact that major social media companies are allowed to collect troves of deeply personal data about you that you don’t know about, without really any significant regulation whatsoever.&#8221;
“In fact, the United States is one of the only developed nations in the world that has no significant data or privacy protection laws on the books,” she said. Instead of banning TikTok, which has 150 million users, outright, the answer is to &#8220;actually protect Americans from this kind of egregious data harvesting that companies can do without your significant ability to say no,&#8221; she added.
Ocasio-Cortez also criticized the national security concerns about the app. When Congress is considering legislation that has national security implications, they are given a classified briefing; Congress has not received a classified briefing. “Why would we be proposing a ban regarding such a significant issue without being clued in on this at all?&#8221; she asked. “It just doesn’t feel right to me.” She also said that Congress needs to make its case for banning TikTok to the public.
&#8220;But frankly, I think a lot of this is putting the cart before the horse,&#8221; she concluded. &#8220;Our first priority should be in protecting your ability to exist without social media companies harvesting and commodifying every single piece of data about you without you and without your consent.&#8221;
As of the publishing of this article, the video has garnered more than 2.3 million views.
AOC is not the first member of the Democratic Party to oppose a ban on TikTok. Her &#8220;Squad&#8221; colleague Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/squad-member-defends-tiktok-amid-debate-over-possible-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-NY), posted a video on the app Thursday lobbying against a ban. “TikTok as a platform has created a community and a space for free speech for 150 million Americans and counting,” Bowman said in the video. “It is also a place where 5 million small businesses are selling their products and services and making a living.”
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) also defended TikTok this week.

AOC Takes To TikTok To Defend Chinese-Owned App From Possible Nationwide Ban

AOC Takes To TikTok To Defend Chinese-Owned App From Possible Nationwide Ban, Calls For Data Privacy Law Instead

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Officials in China “resolutely oppose” a potential forced sale of social media platform <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/tiktok?_gl=1*lx8xxn*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY3OTY2MzY2Ni4xOS4xLjE2Nzk2NzA4MjAuMzAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> in the United States from its <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/china?_gl=1*lx8xxn*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY3OTY2MzY2Ni4xOS4xLjE2Nzk2NzA4MjAuMzAuMC4w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chinese</a> parent company, a move that many American lawmakers have floated in response to national security and data privacy issues linked to the company.
Both Democrats and Republicans have raised concerns over allegations that user information on TikTok can be accessed by employees of ByteDance, the Chinese technology firm which owns TikTok, and associates of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ccp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chinese Communist Party</a>. Shu Jueting, a spokeswoman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, remarked on Thursday that officials will not permit a forced divestiture of TikTok from ByteDance, according to a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tiktok-security-technology-social-media-2245e433b5854010ebd99b7987fc78ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from the Associated Press.
“If the news is true, China will resolutely oppose it,” she told reporters at a news conference, adding that the sale “would seriously damage investors from multiple countries including China” and hurt “confidence to invest in the United States.”
The remarks came hours before TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the extent to which officials in China maintain authority and influence over TikTok and ByteDance. He <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktok-ceo-swears-company-is-not-an-agent-of-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insisted</a> that the latter is not an “agent of China or any other country” in his opening remarks.
“I am well aware that the fact that ByteDance has Chinese founders has prompted concerns that our platform could be used as or become a tool of China or the Chinese Communist Party. There have even been calls to ban us or require divestment,” Chew testified. “Divestment does not address the fundamental concerns that I have heard, as a change in ownership would not impose any new restrictions on data flows or access. This is not an issue of nationality.”
Some officials have called for a nationwide ban on TikTok, while others have pressed the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a board that evaluates the national security ramifications of international investments, to mandate a divestiture from ByteDance. TikTok committed in one recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-orders-chinese-company-behind-tiktok-to-sell-the-platform-or-face-nationwide-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposal</a> called Project Texas to spend $1.5 billion protecting user data and ensuring that Chinese officials cannot access user information.
President Joe Biden and multiple state officials have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-unanimously-votes-to-ban-tiktok-on-government-devices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned</a> TikTok from government devices after reports <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktoks-parent-company-in-china-planned-to-use-platform-to-track-locations-of-specific-americans-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> that ByteDance staffers in China used the platform to monitor the locations of specific American users. Lawmakers appeared broadly unconvinced on Thursday that a divestiture would address their concerns.
“From the data it collects to the content it controls, TikTok is a grave threat of foreign influence in American life,” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said. “It’s been said it is like allowing the Soviet Union the power to produce Saturday morning cartoons during the Cold War but much more powerful and much more dangerous.”
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On the other hand, lawmakers such as Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), and Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/squad-member-defends-tiktok-amid-debate-over-possible-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asserted</a> that the more than 150 million users of TikTok in the United States would be irreparably harmed by actions against the firm. “TikTok as a platform has created a community and a space for free speech,” Bowman said at a Wednesday press conference supporting TikTok. “It is also a place where 5 million small businesses are selling their products and services and making a living.”

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American Lawmakers Want To Force A Sale Of TikTok. CCP Officials ‘Resolutely Oppose’ It.

China Opposes Forced Sale Of TikTok In The United States

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Former NBA player-turned-human rights activist Enes Freedom said that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> is censoring information damaging to the Chinese state.
Freedom, who has played for several NBA teams including the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, said he downloaded the Chinese-owned video-sharing app and posted about China’s human rights abuses.
“I bought myself a second phone and downloaded Tiktok to start posting about China’s human rights abuses,” Freedom tweeted on Thursday. Freedom said he was quickly booted from the platform. He believes China’s government was behind the decision.
“It literally took the CCP one week to ban me permanently,” he wrote, adding, “TikTok is a Chinese Communist surveillance vehicle!”
“Stop stealing people’s information!” Freedom added.
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I bought myself a second phone and downloaded Tiktok to start posting about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#China</a>’s human rights abuses.
It literally took the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CCP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CCP</a> one week to ban me permanently.
TikTok is a Chinese Communist surveillance vehicle! <a href="https://t.co/Wsk7HJo6fy">pic.twitter.com/Wsk7HJo6fy</a>
&mdash; Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) <a href="https://twitter.com/EnesFreedom/status/1638920853709570048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Freedom shared what appear to be screenshots of his TikTok account after it was banned.
“Your account was permanently banned for violating our Community Guidelines. To appeal this decision, include a description of the issue below,” read TikTok’s message on Freedom’s account.
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TikTok appears to have reviewed and responded to Freedom’s appeal, according to another screenshot. TikTok’s message to Freedom says the account still violates TikTok’s guidelines and “cannot be restored.”
“You’ll no longer be able to log into TikTok with your account,” the message reads, according to a screenshot.
Freedom was born in Turkey and immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager. He became an American citizen in 2021 and legally changed his last name to Freedom in honor of the occasion.
In 2022, Freedom was cut by the Houston Rockets, effectively halting his NBA career. Freedom has <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/boston-celtics/enes-freedom-criticizes-nba/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> he believes he was cut due to his outspoken criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.
“Because in recent months, I spoke out against what is happening in China,” Freedom said at the time. “Listen, the Chinese market is a significant part of the business in the NBA. So they will allow you to talk freely about what you want until it hurts their pocket. As soon as you do that, they will cut you. It is very sad and unacceptable.”
TikTok is currently under scrutiny from lawmakers in Washington over national security concerns related to how the company handles Americans’ data. 
The Biden administration has threatened to ban TikTok in the U.S. unless TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, sells the U.S. version of the app.
On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee and attempted to reassure lawmakers that there is no reason to ban TikTok. However, Chew did not answer directly when asked whether Chinese officials at ByteDance had helped him prepare for the congressional hearing.
Chew also said he opposes a forced sale of the U.S. TikTok app.
The tensions over TikTok have put the Chinese and U.S. governments at odds with each other. The Chinese government weighed in on Thursday, saying it will “firmly oppose” the sale of TikTok.
On Tuesday amid the scrutiny, TikTok updated its Community Guidelines to include new restrictions, around the topic of climate change and vaccines as well as restrictions on AI-generated images of young people and private figures.

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Ex-NBA Player Says TikTok Blocked Him For Posting About ‘China’s Human Rights Abuses’

Ex-NBA Player Says TikTok Blocked Him For Posting About 'China’s Human Rights Abuses'

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Republican <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/utah" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Utah</a> Gov. Spencer Cox signed two bills on Thursday that would regulate children&#8217;s use of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media</a>, as lawmakers in Congress question <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> over its effect on kids and national security. 
Cox said that the purpose of the new regulations, which included not allowing a minor to open a social media account without parental consent, is to protect kids&#8217; mental health. 
“We’re no longer willing to let social media companies continue to harm the mental health of our youth,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/GovCox/status/1639015949964840960?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Twitter. “Utah’s leading the way in holding social media companies accountable – and we’re not slowing down anytime soon.”
The legislation, which is the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/social-media-utah-kids-84bd1f6481071726327bce25cf3e7522" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first of its kind</a> in the nation, is expected to be challenged in court by social media companies. The laws, House Bill 311 and Senate Bill 152, were passed by the Republican-controlled Utah legislature earlier this year. 
Included in the new legislation, which goes into effect in 2024, is a ban on social media use by children from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., which parents will <a href="https://socialmedia.utah.gov/">have</a> the liberty to adjust. Additionally, children will not show up in search results and will not be able to receive direct messages from those they are not friends with or following under the new law.
A provision in HB 311 allows children to sue for damages related to social media use. This takes aim at “addictive” features in social media, including “a $250,000 fine for social media companies which use addictive design features” and “a penalty of up to $2,500 per child exposed to an addictive feature.” For those under 16, there will be a presumption of harm unless proven otherwise, according to the Utah government. 
Tech lobbyists have said the legislation would be a violation of the First Amendment and that private data could be compromised as a result of the requirements. 
Other states, like Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and New Jersey are also looking at legislation that would increase regulation of young people’s social media use. 
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At the federal level, some lawmakers are also looking to reign in social media, with TikTok CEO Shou Chew appearing before Congress on Thursday as lawmakers consider a ban on the social media platform. 
Democratic and Republican lawmakers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/squad-member-defends-tiktok-amid-debate-over-possible-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have raised concerns</a> over allegations that user data on TikTok, which is owned by Chinese technology company ByteDance, can be accessed by associates of the Chinese Communist Party.

Utah Gov. Signs New Restrictions On Social Media Use For Kids As Congress Questions TikTok

A top <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> executive attacked the House Energy and Commerce committee hearing on TikTok, accusing members of &#8220;xenophobia.&#8221;
TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas said that the hearing &#8220;felt rooted in xenophobia.&#8221; TikTok itself also blasted the hearing in a statement of its own. The company&#8217;s response came after a tense hearing between CEO Shou Zi Chew, in which members from both parties blasted the Chinese-owned social media app for targeting children and violating the data privacy of Americans.
&#8220;We&#8217;re committed to providing a safe, secure platform, that fosters an inclusive place for our amazing, diverse communities to call home,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/v_ness/status/1639000020077924352?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pappas</a> wrote on Twitter. &#8220;It’s a shame today’s conversation felt rooted in xenophobia. Thank you to our employees who work tirelessly to protect our platform &amp; community.&#8221;
TikTok itself also knocked the committee hearing, claiming that members were engaged in political grandstanding instead of acknowledging the steps the app has taken to improve safety. &#8220;Our CEO, @ShouChew, came prepared to answer questions from Congress, but unfortunately, the day was dominated by political grandstanding that failed to acknowledge real solutions already underway through Project Texas or address industry-wide issues of youth safety,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/TikTokComms/status/1638993513936478209" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok Comms</a> wrote.
&#8220;Also not mentioned today by members of the @HouseCommerce Committee: the livelihoods of the 5 million businesses on TikTok or the First Amendment implications of banning a platform loved by 150 million Americans,&#8221; the <a href="https://twitter.com/TikTokComms/status/1638993515874078744?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company</a> added.
Pappas&#8217; comments seemed to stem from an <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/its-a-pretty-easy-question-tiktok-ceo-declines-three-chances-to-acknowledge-chinese-persecution-of-uyghurs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exchange</a> between Chew and Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), in which Lesko asked him to denounce the persecution of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese Communist Party. Chew repeatedly evaded the question, preferring to talk about the content on the app, but Lesko asked him the question several times.
“Do you agree that the Chinese government has persecuted the Uyghur population?” Lesko asked.
&#8220;If you use our app, and you open it, you will see our users who give all sorts of content,&#8221; Chew said.
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“Well, it’s deeply concerning to hear about all accounts of human rights abuse; my role here is to explain what our platform does” said Chew, before being cut off again.
“I think you’re being pretty evasive,&#8221; Lesko interjected. &#8220;It’s a pretty easy question.” She then asked her question a third time.
“Congresswoman, I’m here to describe TikTok and what we do as a platform,&#8221; Chew replied. &#8220;And as a platform, we allow our users to freely express themselves on this issue and any other issue that matters to them.&#8221;
But commenters replying to Pappas&#8217; post pointed out that Chew dodging the question was actually an indicator that TikTok may be compromised by the CCP.
&#8220;One of TikTok&#8217;s core claims is that it is independent of its Chinese parent, ByteDance,&#8221; cybersecurity expert <a href="https://twitter.com/gillespiejames_/status/1639029795559440384?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Gillespie</a> wrote in reply to Pappas. &#8220;So it seems reasonable for Congress to ask the CEO if he condemns the Uyghur genocide, because if he won&#8217;t that surely says something about how free he feels to displease Beijing.&#8221;
&#8220;You can see here how well the Chinese communist state apparatus has mastered the idiocies of the West &amp; its media classes &#8211; pronouns, safetyism, ‘diverse communities,’ claiming &#8216;xenophobia&#8217; &#8230; a masterclass in understanding &amp; exploiting the West&#8217;s neuroses,&#8221; journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/GrayConnolly/status/1639019455538921472?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gray Connolly</a> added.
&#8220;COO of TikTok says that todays hearing — where CEO of TikTok on several occasions refused to condemn concentration camps filled with a religious minority — &#8216;felt rooted in xenophobia,’” journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani/status/1639014091489411072?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zaid Jilani</a> tweeted.
&#8220;Calling real concerns about data security and content filtering xenophobic is certainly an interesting approach to take,&#8221; CNBC writer <a href="https://twitter.com/Kantrowitz/status/1639006996648132609?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alex Kantrowitz</a> added.

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) tore into <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/tiktok-ceo-refuses-to-say-whether-officials-at-chinese-parent-company-helped-him-prepare-for-hearing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> CEO Shou Zi Chew during a Thursday morning hearing, accusing him and his company of targeting American children and feeding data to the Chinese Communist Party.
Rodgers, who chairs the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, held nothing back in a blistering <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chair-rodgers-to-tik-tok-ceo-your-platform-should-be-banned" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opening statement</a>, saying that the platform specifically and intentionally <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/tiktok-ceo-makes-direct-appeal-to-americans-as-lawmakers-threaten-to-ban-platform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">targets children</a> outside of communist China while protecting their own children from the platform&#8217;s harmful content.
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&#8220;Mr. Chew, you are here because the American people need the truth about the threat TikTok poses to our national and personal security,&#8221; Rodgers began. &#8220;TikTok collects nearly every data point imaginable, from people’s location, to what they type and copy, who they talk to, biometric data, and more.&#8221;
Rodgers argued that TikTok — and Communist China — used the app and the access to data that it provided them to manipulate American culture, adding that she did not believe those in control of the platform would ever embrace or align with American values.
&#8220;We do not trust TikTok will ever embrace American values—values for freedom, human rights, and innovation. TikTok has repeatedly chosen the path for more control, more surveillance, and more manipulation,&#8221; she continued. Your platform should be banned.&#8221;
Rodgers went on to say that she expected Chew to &#8220;say anything&#8221; he believed he had to say in an effort to keep the app from being banned in the United States — particularly with regard to the harm it caused children and the app&#8217;s ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
&#8220;We aren’t buying it,&#8221; she declared.
After detailing the reasons she did not believe TikTok to be independent of the Chinese Communist Party, Rodgers turned the focus to the way TikTok &#8220;targets&#8221; children outside China&#8217;s borders — and the fact that the Chinese government allows more moderation of the app for its own young people.
&#8220;The ‘For You’ algorithm is a tool for TikTok to own their attention and prey on their innocence. Within minutes of creating an account, your algorithm can promote suicide, self-harm, and eating disorders to children,&#8221; Rodgers explained. &#8220;It encourages challenges for them to put their lives in danger and allows adults to prey on our beautiful, beloved daughters.&#8221;
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&#8220;It’s also a portal for drug dealers to sell illicit fentanyl that China has banned, yet, is helping Mexican cartels produce, send across our border, and poison our children,&#8221; she continued, adding, &#8220;In China, the CCP proactively prohibits this type of TikTok content that promotes death and despair to kids.&#8221;

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Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers Rips Into TikTok CEO For Targeting Kids

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> CEO Shou Zi Chew neglected to provide a clear answer on whether individuals associated with ByteDance, the social media platform’s <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chinese</a> parent company, helped him prepare for a Thursday morning hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Democrats and Republicans have raised concerns over allegations that user data on TikTok can be accessed by associates of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ccp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chinese Communist Party</a>. Lawmakers from both parties questioned Chew on the links between TikTok and ByteDance, as well as the extent to which authorities in China maintain authority and influence over both entities.
Chew was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4PAmW0PHdU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pressed</a> by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) on whether any employees of ByteDance directly provided “input, help, or instruction” for his testimony. Chew responded that his “phone is full of well wishes” but said that he prepared for the hearing with his team in Washington, D.C.
“Can you guarantee that no one at ByteDance had a role when preparing you for today’s hearing?” Burgess pressed. “Like I said, Congressman, this is a high-profile hearing,” Chew responded. “A lot of people from around the world were sending me wishes and unsolicited advice, but I prepared for this hearing with my team here in D.C.”
Burgess asked whether the attorneys who represent TikTok also represent ByteDance. “Yes, I believe so,” Chew admitted.
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Some officials have called for a wholesale ban on TikTok, while others have asked the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a board that evaluates the national security implications of international investments, to force a divestiture from ByteDance. TikTok committed in one recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-orders-chinese-company-behind-tiktok-to-sell-the-platform-or-face-nationwide-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposal</a> called Project Texas to spend $1.5 billion protecting user data and ensuring that Chinese officials cannot access user information; the CFIUS has reportedly rejected the proposal.
President Joe Biden and several state officials have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-unanimously-votes-to-ban-tiktok-on-government-devices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned</a> TikTok from government devices over data security and surveillance concerns after reports <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktoks-parent-company-in-china-planned-to-use-platform-to-track-locations-of-specific-americans-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> that ByteDance staffers in China used the platform to monitor the locations of specific American users.
Chew said in his prepared <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktok-ceo-swears-company-is-not-an-agent-of-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remarks</a> to the House Energy and Commerce Committee that “ByteDance is not an agent of China or any other country,” even as he acknowledged that the firm has Chinese founders. “Divestment does not address the fundamental concerns that I have heard, as a change in ownership would not impose any new restrictions on data flows or access,” he told lawmakers. “This is not an issue of nationality.”
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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), who chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, asserted in her opening <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/chair-rodgers-to-tik-tok-ceo-your-platform-should-be-banned" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that Chinese law requires ByteDance and other social media companies to conduct surveillance on its behalf. “From the data it collects to the content it controls, TikTok is a grave threat of foreign influence in American life,” she commented. “It&#8217;s been said it is like allowing the Soviet Union the power to produce Saturday morning cartoons during the Cold War but much more powerful and much more dangerous.”
Chew has frequently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktok-ceo-makes-direct-appeal-to-americans-as-lawmakers-threaten-to-ban-platform" target="_blank" rel="noopener">touted</a> the runaway popularity of TikTok in the United States as he seeks to dissuade lawmakers from taking action against the company. Rodgers added that the massive scale of the platform only “emphasizes the urgency for Congress to act.”

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/tiktok?_gl=1*131pl1c*_ga*NzUzNDA5ODIxLjE2NzkzMjkzNzM.*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTY3OTQxNzIyNi43LjEuMTY3OTQyNTY4Ni4zLjAuMA.." target="_blank" rel="noopener">TikTok</a> CEO Shou Zi Chew appealed to the 150 million users of the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social media</a> platform in the United States as lawmakers consider a forced sale or prohibition.
Democratic and Republican members of Congress have voiced concerns over reports that members of the Chinese Communist Party have access to American user data through TikTok, on which American young people <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktok-creates-new-default-time-limit-for-users-under-18" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spend</a> more time than any other social media platform. Chew, who is scheduled to testify before lawmakers on Thursday morning, touted the platform’s enormous reach in the United States as he called for support from users.
“I’m super excited to announce that more than 150 million Americans are on TikTok,” Chew commented in a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7212953186724842795?_r=1&amp;amp%3B_t=8aombXgCDlu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">video message</a> filmed in Washington, D.C., and posted to the platform. “This includes more than 5 million businesses that use TikTok to reach customers.”
He also made reference to the 7,000 individuals employed by TikTok in the United States as he noted that the firm faces a “pivotal moment.” The vertical video platform is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese technology firm headquartered in Beijing.
“Some politicians have started talking about banning TikTok,” he continued. “Now this could take TikTok away from all 150 million of you. I’ll be testifying before Congress later this week to share all that we’re doing to protect Americans using the app and deliver on our mission to inspire creativity and to bring joy.”
TikTok vowed in one recent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/united-states-orders-chinese-company-behind-tiktok-to-sell-the-platform-or-face-nationwide-ban" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposal</a> to spend $1.5 billion protecting user data and ensuring that Chinese officials could not access the information. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, a board composed of nine cabinet-level officials who evaluate the national security implications of international investments, nevertheless rejected the proposal and reportedly ordered ByteDance to sell the platform last week.
Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are expected to question Chew regarding the platform’s privacy and security practices, as well as relations with the Chinese Communist Party and impacts on the health of young users.
“Americans deserve to know the extent to which their privacy is jeopardized and their data is manipulated by ByteDance-owned TikTok’s relationship with China,” House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) said in a <a href="https://energycommerce.house.gov/posts/energy-and-commerce-brings-tik-tok-ceo-before-committee-to-testify" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> last week. “What’s worse, we know Big Tech companies, like TikTok, use harmful algorithms to exploit children for profit and expose them to dangerous content online. We need to know what actions the company is taking to keep our kids safe from online and offline harms.”
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Beyond the proposals to force the divestiture of TikTok to an American company, other lawmakers have contended that the platform should be entirely prohibited. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) introduced <a href="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/12/rubio-gallagher-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-ban-tiktok" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation</a> banning TikTok and other platforms deemed to be under the influence of adversarial nations.
President Joe Biden and several state-level officials previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-unanimously-votes-to-ban-tiktok-on-government-devices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned</a> TikTok from government devices. The European Union and the United Kingdom recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/european-union-bans-tiktok-for-government-mobile-devices-over-cybersecurity-concerns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made</a> similar moves.
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) publicized <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiktok-whistleblower-says-chinese-communist-party-can-access-american-user-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accusations</a> earlier this month from a former TikTok employee who claimed that workers at the firm, including members of the Chinese Communist Party who are on the company’s payroll, can easily switch between viewing Chinese and American data. The platform allegedly has software backdoors inserted by employees in China.

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<a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/amazon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a> announced on Monday that the <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">company</a> would dismiss some 9,000 employees amid efforts to become more efficient.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a <a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/update-from-ceo-andy-jassy-on-amazons-operating-plan-and-additional-role-eliminations" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a> to employees that most of the layoffs would occur in business units such as Amazon Web Services and Twitch, as well as human resources and advertising divisions. The headcount reductions at the e-commerce and technology behemoth come after approximately 18,000 employees were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/amazon-dismisses-thousands-of-employees-in-bid-to-reduce-costs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dismissed</a> at the beginning of the year.
“For several years leading up to this one, most of our businesses added a significant amount of headcount. This made sense given what was happening in our businesses and the economy as a whole,” Jassy told staff members. “However, given the uncertain economy in which we reside, and the uncertainty that exists in the near future, we have chosen to be more streamlined in our costs and headcount.”
Jassy added that some employees were moved from one initiative to another and that new openings were created even as other positions were entirely eliminated. “The overriding tenet of our annual planning this year,” he continued, “was to be leaner while doing so in a way that enables us to still invest robustly in the key long-term customer experiences that we believe can meaningfully improve customers’ lives and Amazon as a whole.”
Shares of Amazon fell more than 2% on Monday morning against modest gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Index and the technology-heavy NASDAQ Composite. The company’s stock price has fallen 40% over the past year alongside declines seen by other technology firms.
The headcount reduction comes shortly after social media company Meta dismissed 10,000 employees and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meta-lays-off-thousands-more-employees-as-zuckerberg-urges-return-to-physical-offices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ceased</a> efforts to fill 5,000 available positions after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heads-roll-at-meta-as-zuckerberg-announces-massive-layoffs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decreasing</a> its headcount by more than 11,000 workers earlier this year. The layoffs in Silicon Valley come after entreaties from investors who have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meta-lays-off-thousands-more-employees-as-zuckerberg-urges-return-to-physical-offices" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a> that inflated payrolls and diminished demand are preeminent factors behind lackluster profits.
Most prominent companies in the sector have reduced headcount as the elevated consumer demand which followed the lockdown-induced recession began to slow. More than 106,000 workers have been dismissed from technology firms so far in 2023, according to a <a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/startups/tech-layoffs/#:~:text=More%20than%2046%2C000%20workers%20in,person%20layoff%20announcements%20this%20week." target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Crunchbase, even after companies nixed about 140,000 positions last year.
Companies have also started to end the virtual work policies established amid the lockdown-induced recession. Jassy wrote in another <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/large-companies-roll-back-remote-work-make-employees-show-up-to-the-office-at-least-part-of-the-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">memo</a> that employees must appear in physical office spaces at least thrice per week and that the firm believes “teams tend to find ways to work through hard and complex trade-offs faster” when they are in the same location. Thousands of employees <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/thousands-of-amazon-employees-revolt-as-ceo-makes-them-show-up-in-office-at-least-three-days-per-week" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reacted</a> by starting an internal messaging channel intended to challenge the end of fully remote work; four in five members threatened in one informal survey to search for new positions elsewhere because of the policy change.
“It’s easier to learn, model, practice, and strengthen our culture when we’re in the office together most of the time and surrounded by our colleagues,” Jassy continued. “When you’re in-person, people tend to be more engaged, observant, and attuned to what’s happening in the meetings and the cultural clues being communicated.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/meta" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meta</a> has unveiled a verification system on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/instagram" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> similar to the one created by Twitter.
Meta Verified was rolled out on the company&#8217;s social media platforms Friday. Instead of giving out blue checkmarks to accounts because the user is a prominent public figure, the checkmark is open to any user as a means to verify that the account is authentic. The system is similar to Twitter Blue, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musks-new-twitter-verification-process-devolves-into-a-confusing-mess" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subscription service</a> unveiled by Elon Musk after he took over Twitter.
&#8220;The meaning of the verified badge has been updated to represent authenticity,&#8221; Instagram said on its <a href="https://help.instagram.com/854227311295302" target="_blank" rel="noopener">help website</a>. &#8220;An Instagram account with a verified badge next to its name now means that Instagram has confirmed that it is the authentic presence for that person or brand. Previously, the verified badge also required the person or brand to be notable and unique.&#8221; The company said that users who were verified under the old rules will still have their blue checkmarks.
&#8220;The verified badge is a tool to help people find the real accounts of people and brands,&#8221; Instagram added. &#8220;If an account has the verified badge, we&#8217;ve confirmed that it represents who it says it does. A verified badge is not a symbol to show importance, authority or subject matter expertise. We don’t use the verified badge verified to endorse or recognize public figures or brands.&#8221;
Like Twitter Blue, public figures who subscribe to Instagram Verified cannot change their username, or transfer their blue checks to a different account.
Facebook has not updated its help site in accordance with new policies yet, but <a href="https://about.meta.com/technologies/meta-verified?campaign_id=19725375025&amp;extra_1=s%7Cc%7C649036315322%7Ce%7Chow%20can%20i%20get%20my%20instagram%20verified%7C&amp;placement=&amp;creative=649036315322&amp;keyword=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Meta</a> provided some additional details on its website. In addition to the blue check, users get proactive account protection from impersonation, exclusive features on Facebook and Instagram stories, and a direct connection to support teams on both platforms.
Meta Verified is much more expensive than Twitter Blue, however. Twitter Blue is $8 a month for web users, and $11 for iOS and Android. Meta Verified is $11.99 a month on the web and $14.99 on mobile; users must also pay to be verified on each platform separately.
Meta is not simply rolling out services comparable to Elon Musk&#8217;s Twitter. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram is considering a decentralized, text-based social media platform as an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meta-working-on-alternative-to-elon-musks-twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">alternative to Twitter</a> after some users, many of whom are Left-leaning, are seeking alternatives to the platform after Musk&#8217;s takeover.
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The initiative, codenamed P92, could be accessed by Facebook and Instagram users with their existing credentials. Adam Mosseri, who oversees Instagram, is leading the project.
The revelation comes weeks after Instagram introduced a notes feature through which users can create short posts using text and characters.
The new social media site would be centered upon verification badges, followers and likes, posts with previews, and other features similar to those currently offered by Twitter, according to a report from MoneyControl, which first broke the news of the initiative.
Meta revealed the plans for the new platform as disillusioned Twitter users seek alternatives. A handful have created accounts on Mastodon, which features a number of independently run nodes with their own codes of conduct, privacy policies, and content moderation standards.
Ben Zeisloft contributed to this report.

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