{"id":567168,"date":"2023-03-24T01:59:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T22:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T01:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T22:59:11","slug":"four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"#Four key takeaways as lawmakers grill TikTok CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ec39a2c4e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36ec39a2c4e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo\/#Four_key_takeaways_as_lawmakers_grill_TikTok_CEO\" >Four key takeaways as lawmakers grill TikTok CEO<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo\/#Lawmakers_skeptical_of_Project_Texas\" >Lawmakers skeptical of Project Texas<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo\/#Chew_claims_China_has_not_requested_access_to_US_data\" >Chew claims China has not requested access to U.S. data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo\/#Committee_worried_about_protecting_childrens_safety\" >Committee worried about protecting children\u2019s safety<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/four-key-takeaways-as-lawmakers-grill-tiktok-ceo\/#Chew_shies_away_from_picking_sides\" >Chew shies away from picking sides<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Four_key_takeaways_as_lawmakers_grill_TikTok_CEO\"><\/span>Four key takeaways as lawmakers grill TikTok CEO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/chewshou032323ag05_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lawmakers from both political parties joined forces on Thursday during a committee hearing where TikTok CEO\u00a0Shou Zi Chew\u00a0testified on ways his company plans to address recent security concerns raised about the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Criticisms surrounding TikTok were notably bipartisan as House Energy and Commerce Committee members from both parties expressed various concerns about the app and its Chinese-based owner, including national security threats, data privacy, the spread of misinformation and the safety for minors.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMr. Chew, welcome to the most bipartisan committee in Congress,\u201d said Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe may not always agree on how to get there, but we care about our national security,\u201d he said. \u201cWe care about our economy, and we sure as heck care about our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chew, who was grilled and often interrupted by lawmakers, attempted to convince them that the app was overall safe and that the company was taking proactive steps to address the concerns raised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur approach has never been to dismiss or trivialize any of these concerns,\u201d Chew said in his opening statement. \u201cWe have addressed them with real action.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lawmakers_skeptical_of_Project_Texas\"><\/span><strong>Lawmakers skeptical of Project Texas<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To address some of the concerns, TikTok designed a plan, known as Project Texas, in which American data would be routed and stored with Oracle, a Texas-based software company. Chew said his company has invested $1.5 billion to build the project.<\/p>\n<p>This was done to address some of the national security concerns surrounding the Chinese government\u2019s ability to request and access American data. U.S. lawmakers have said that since TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese-based company, it could be subject to Chinese laws on handing over U.S. data.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Despite the implementation of Project Texas, lawmakers said they\u2019re not buying it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-N.J.), the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, told Chew he doubts the project will fix the issues raised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still believe that the Beijing communist government will still control and have the ability to influence what you do, and so this idea of Project Texas is simply not acceptable,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chew_claims_China_has_not_requested_access_to_US_data\"><\/span><strong>Chew claims China has not requested access to U.S. data<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While being questioned by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), Chew said he was not aware of a situation where the Chinese government had requested his company to obtain U.S. data.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have seen no evidence that the Chinese government has access to that data,\u201d Chew said. \u201cThey have never asked us, and we have not provided it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eshoo found his answer problematic and called it \u201cpreposterous,\u201d adding that she doesn\u2019t \u201cbelieve that there is really a private sector in China.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Her comments echoed\u00a0concerns raised by FBI Director Christopher Wray,\u00a0who said earlier this month that the line between the private and the public sector in China is \u201cnonexistent.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Committee_worried_about_protecting_childrens_safety\"><\/span><strong>Committee worried about protecting children\u2019s safety<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Committee members also pressed Chew on children\u2019s safety on the platform based on concerns that young users are being exposed to dangerous \u201cchallenges\u201d and posts emphasizing self-harm and suicide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) said TikTok\u2019s algorithms have prioritized recommending \u201charmful content\u201d directly to children. He noted that Italy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/italys-antitrust-probes-tiktok-over-french-scar-dangerous-content-2023-03-21\/\">has\u00a0launched\u00a0an investigation<\/a> following the spread of the \u201cFrench scar\u201d challenge in which users intentionally make marks on their faces.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>He also mentioned an example of a 16-year-old boy from New York who died last year by suicide through stepping in front of a train. The boy\u2019s \u201cFor You\u201d page on the app revealed a wide range of content promoting suicide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unacceptable, sir, that even after knowing all these dangers, you still claim that TikTok is something grand to behold,\u201d Bilirakis told Chew.<\/p>\n<p>Chew said hearing about the boy\u2019s case is \u201cdevastating.\u201d He said the company takes these types of concerns seriously and provides resources to any user who searches for content on topics like suicide.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Carter also referred to several \u201cchallenges\u201d that some users on TikTok do in which they could potentially harm themselves. One of the challenges is called the \u201cblackout challenge,\u201d in which a user holds their breath as long as they can until they lose consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy is it that TikTok consistently fails to identify and moderate these kinds of harmful videos?\u201d Carter asked.<\/p>\n<p>Chew said preventing the spread of young users doing dangerous challenges is a difficulty facing the entire social media industry.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chew_shies_away_from_picking_sides\"><\/span><strong>Chew shies away from picking sides<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The CEO refrained from giving his position on whether ByteDance should completely divest from TikTok and sell its stake to an American company, emphasizing that ownership isn\u2019t the issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not about ownership,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a lot about making sure we have Project Texas, making sure that we\u2019re protecting and firewalling U.S. user data from unauthorized foreign access, giving third parties [permission] to come in to have a look at this and making sure that everybody is comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chew was also asked whether he agreed with recent statements made by the Chinese government opposing the idea of selling TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Chew said he couldn\u2019t speak on behalf of the Chinese government and directed him to the work they\u2019re doing in regards to Project Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chinese officials on Thursday said that they would\u00a0\u201cresolutely oppose\u201d\u00a0the forced sale of the social media platform following requests from the Biden administration to sell its stake to a U.S. based company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is true, China will resolutely oppose it,\u201d Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Shu Jueting said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Shu added that a potential forced sale of TikTok \u201cwould seriously damage investors from multiple countries including China\u201d and hurt the country\u2019s \u201cconfidence to invest in the United States.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. 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