We are NOT controlled by China, TikTok CEO tells Congress [Video]

‘Your technology is literally leading to death’: Congress grills embattled TikTok CEO on China ties and show him videos of threats to shoot lawmakers in fiery hearing with dad whose son killed himself over clips on app 

10:50 EDT 23 Mar 2023 , updated 19:11 EDT 23 Mar 2023

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew got a verbal smackdown from the House Energy and Commerce Committee panel as both Republicans and Democrats grilled him over data security and harmful content on Thursday. 

From the start of the high-profile hearing, tensions ran high as Chew tried to offer his assurances that the hugely popular video-sharing app prioritizes user safety and should not be banned.

Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican, fired the opening salvo: ‘Mr. Chew, you are here because the American people need the truth about the threat TikTok poses to our national and personal security. TikTok has repeatedly chosen a path for more control, more surveillance and more manipulation.’

Chew retorted: …