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but politicians and many parent activists here don t believe that. former president donald trump was suspicious. we re looking at tiktok. we may be banning tiktok. ..and now, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, presidentjoe biden and congress are, too. they claim the apps beijing based parent company bytedance has strong links with the chinese government and fear data belonging to more than 100 million american users could end up in the hands of the chinese communist party. we don t sell data to data brokers. ..issue is whether the company, tiktok, would commit to not selling it to anyone and just using it for its own purposes internally. i can get back to you on the details. mr chew denies the claims, and says all us data is being stored inside america after the app created a billion dollarfirewall to alleviate concerns. we do not collect body, face or voice data. legally, it s unclear how a ban would work but politically,
it may be damaging. if you re a politician trying to win over young voters, banning their favourite app may cost you. the president has has made an effort to demonstrate in the past that he values and cares about young people and their opinions and i think that the fact that that is not been to something that that he has publicly discussed when talking about tiktok, i think that can be - that can a do you feel let down, then? i wouldn t say i m let down. i would say i i hope to see clear a clear demonstration of how young people are being included in this conversation by the president. after more than four hours of grilling, it s hard to say if mr chew is convinced politicians here. president biden has already given the backing by lawmakers to ban tiktok. he has told the company to find a new owner, or else. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. well, during those congressional hearings, tiktok was also accused of delivering harmful content to young people.
hello and welcome. the chief executive of tiktok has been defending the chinese owned video sharing app in the face of hostile questioning at a us congressional committee hearing. shou zi chew denied tiktok is a national security risk and played down the company s connection to china. but many in congress are not convinced, as nomia iqbal reports. 150 million americans. even before he arrived, shou zi chew was on tiktok, arguing for its existence. and even before he started speaking, lawmakers made it clear how they felt. tiktok has repeatedly chosen the path for more control, more surveillance and more manipulation. your platform should be banned. shou zi chew hit back. bytedance is not owned or controlled by the chinese government.
..issue is whether the company, tiktok, would commit to not selling it to anyone and just using it for its own purposes internally. i can get back to you on the details. mr chew denies the claims, and says all us data is being stored inside america after the app created a billion dollarfirewall to alleviate concerns. we do not collect body, face or voice data. legally, it s unclear how a ban would work but politically, it may be damaging. if you re a politician trying to win over young voters, banning their favourite app may cost you. the president has has made an effort to demonstrate in the past that he values and cares about young people and their opinions and i think that the fact that that is not been to something that that he has publicly discussed when talking about tiktok, i think that can be - that can a do you feel let down, then? i wouldn t say i m let down. i would say i i hope to see clear