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Shou Chew: How a Facebook intern became the boss of TikTok

Despite his being head of the world’s most popular app, the enigmatic CEO’s Wikipedia page is just six sentences long

The Independent UK

TikTok CEO to tell Congress app is safe, urge against ban

TikTok’s CEO plans to tell Congress that the video-sharing app is committed to user safety, data protection and security, and keeping the platform free from Chinese government influence

The Independent UK

TikTok's popularity complicates possible U.S. ban

Any move to ban the app will face the reality that a vast number of Americans use it — a lot.

Axios

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Six urgent questions TikTok’s CEO needs to answer for US lawmakers

Stakes are high for the app’s US future with the administration pushing for Chinese owners to sell their shares in the firm

The Guardian - US

TikTok CEO to tell Congress app ban would "hurt" U.S. businesses and "damage" economy

"ByteDance is not an agent of China," he said of TikTok's parent company in his testimony.

Axios

These are the countries where TikTok is banned

More than a dozen countries around the world have introduced full, partial or public sector bans on TikTok.

Axios

TikTok Hits 150 Mln US Monthly Users, Up from 100 Million in 2020

TikTok said on Monday the short-video sharing app now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, up from 100 million it said it had in 2020. The Chinese-owned app confirmed the figure ahead of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony set for Thursday before the House Energy…

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TikTok CEO says forced sale won't address U.S. security concerns as more nations announce bans

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's comments to the WSJ coincided with the U.K. and New Zealand announcing restrictions due to security concerns.

Axios

The TikTok wars – why the US and China are feuding over the app

The US says the extremely popular video-sharing app ‘screams’ of national security concerns and considers a countrywide ban

The Guardian - US

TikTok's CEO and IBM's former CEO share their thoughts on the topic dominating the C-suite: Trust

Trust and generative A.I. were among the themes execs discussed during Harvard Business Review's event.

Fortune

Hey Congress: You can't ban TikTok

Does anybody in D.C. understand that the government doesn't control the internet? There are no good answers

Salon

Lawmakers stumble on data privacy as another tech CEO to testify

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are set to meet next month with the CEO of TikTok at a hearing to probe whether one of the most popular apps in the world shares Americans’ data with China and whether it harms young children, the latest face-off between members of Congress and the…

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers stumble on data privacy as another tech CEO to testify - Roll Call

With TikTok's CEO set to testify before a committee next month, Congress has struggled to fashion data privacy legislation.

Roll Call

The CEO of TikTok will testify before Congress amid security concerns about the app

TikTok has been under scrutiny in recent years about its privacy and security practices and its effect on young people's mental health. Various bans of the app have been enacted across the country.

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The Guardian - US

TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress next month over data privacy

Shou Zi Chew will face legislators amid concerns over the social media app’s alleged collusion with Beijing in accessing user data

The Independent UK

EU's Breton warns TikTok CEO: Comply with new digital rules

The European Union’s digital policy chief has warned TikTok’s boss that the social media app will have to fall in line with tough new rules for online platforms set to take effect later this year

The Independent UK

TikTok boss meets European officials as scrutiny intensifies

TikTok’s CEO has met with European Union officials about strict new digital regulations in the 27-nation bloc as the Chinese-owned social media app faces growing scrutiny from Western authorities over data privacy, cybersecurity and misinformation

Al Jazeera

TikTok staff accessed data to track journalists, ByteDance finds

Chinese parent company of popular video app says the employees responsible are no longer with the company.

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Bangkok Post

TikTok's Efforts to Distance Itself From Chinese Parent Stumble Over Talent

TikTok has accelerated efforts to move workers away from China in an attempt to distance itself from its Chinese parent, but the short-video app still counts on local talent to handle some key functions and continues to recruit there.

Evening Standard

End of an era? Get to know the big bosses quietly reshaping how tech does business...

With Elon mayhem at Twitter and mass firings at Meta, Silicon Valley is in chaos. Meanwhile, some low-key kingpins are quietly reshaping how tech does business (and you’ve probably never heard of them). Kate Wills reports

Benzinga

TikTok Says China-Based Employees Can Access US User Data

TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, has confirmed that China-based employees can access U.S. user data under certain circumstances.

WEKU

TikTok says it's putting new limits on Chinese workers' access to U.S. user data

TikTok addressed Republican senators who have raised concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be sharing Americans' data with the Chinese government. TikTok says this is not happening.

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