“The tech giants have increasingly become a destructive force in American society,” the message states.
Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew will answer questions on March 23 about, among other things, “Tiktok’s data security, the platform’s impact on children, and the company’s relationship with the Chinese Communist Party.”
In a statement to the tech site The Verge a Tiktok spokesperson says they “look forward to the opportunity to clear up any questions about Tiktok, Bytedance and how we work with security”.
Two years ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was one of the tech executives who testified before the US Congress about the company’s position and impact on people’s everyday lives.