During Wednesday’s tense congressional testimony over online safety for children, Sen. Tom Cotton repeatedly asked Singaporean TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew if he’s ever been a part of the Chinese Communist Party.
Chew was joined by four other social media companies’ CEOs Wednesday for a combative hearing on protecting children online in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Other companies represented included X, Meta, Snap, and Discord, all of which have come under fire for failing to protect children from online predators, harassment, or exploitation, among other issues.
“The worries about Chinese influence through the parent company are harder to put to bed,” Jamie MacEwan, senior media analyst at Enders Analysis, previously told Business Insider.
“So long as ByteDance is the owner, it will be difficult to convince politicians that managers in Beijing are not exercising undue operational control, or accessing sensitive data, whatever internal measures have been put in place,” MacEwan said.
During another tense hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in March 2023, Zaveri noted, lawmakers bungled Chew’s name, pressed him on whether he had ties to China, and failed to give him a chance to respond during rants on the Chinese Communist Party.
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During Wednesday’s tense congressional testimony over online safety for children, Sen. Tom Cotton repeatedly asked Singaporean TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew if he’s ever been a part of the Chinese Communist Party.
Chew was joined by four other social media companies’ CEOs Wednesday for a combative hearing on protecting children online in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Other companies represented included X, Meta, Snap, and Discord, all of which have come under fire for failing to protect children from online predators, harassment, or exploitation, among other issues.
“The worries about Chinese influence through the parent company are harder to put to bed,” Jamie MacEwan, senior media analyst at Enders Analysis, previously told Business Insider.
“So long as ByteDance is the owner, it will be difficult to convince politicians that managers in Beijing are not exercising undue operational control, or accessing sensitive data, whatever internal measures have been put in place,” MacEwan said.
During another tense hearing before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce in March 2023, Zaveri noted, lawmakers bungled Chew’s name, pressed him on whether he had ties to China, and failed to give him a chance to respond during rants on the Chinese Communist Party.
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