that was the chief executive of tiktok, shou zi chew. notably i of tiktok, shou zi chew.if you listen to speeches, you might rather suspect there is a pre—assumption built into the approach of this hearing. is that typical to congressional committeesi think this was always going to go this way. you know, not since _ was always going to go this way. m. know, not since donald trump threatened to ban tiktok has the company faced such an existential threat and that was always going to make this hearing so challenging for the company's ceo. he is going into it with the fact that legislators are actually united, for once, on the fact that they both want to see this company banned in the united states or at least severely curtailed. a lot of the in society ownership, which we heard the chair of the committee talking about, but also, as you heard from the ranking member on the democrat side, he was more concerned more generally about big technology. so they are united and he is going to face some tough questions today, notably in his prepared remarks, although he addressed many o

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shou zi chew hit back. bytedance is not owned by the chinese government.nd activists here don't believe that. former president, donald trump was suspicious. we're looking at tiktok, and we may be banning tiktok. now in a rare moment, presidentjoe biden and congress are too. they claim that apps beijing —based company bytedance has ties with the chinese government and feared data of american users could end up in the hands of the chinese communist party. we don't sell data to data brokers. i asked you if the company tiktok would commit to not selling data to anyone or easy process. i can go back to you on the details. shou zi chew claimed the app could create it they created a billion—dollar firewall to alleviate concerns. 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, bending their favourite app may cost you. the president has made an effort to demonstrate in the past that he values and cares about young people and cares about their opinion. i think the fact that has no

shou chew defended his company. he says beijing based on her bytedance is mostly owned by international investors and most of his board members are american. he says the company has spent $1.5 billion to address data security concerns. global news powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. ♪ it's easy to get lost in investment research. introducing j.p. morgan personal advisors. hey david! connect with an advisor to create your personalized plan. let's find the right investments for your goals. okay, great. j.p. morgan wealth management. thanks to avalara, we can calculate sales tax automatically. avalarahhhhhh what if tax rates change? ahhhhhh filing sales tax returns? ahhhhhh business license guidance? ahhhhhh -cross-border sales? -ahhhhhh -item classification? -ahhhhhh does it connect with acc...? ahhhhhh ahhhhhh ahhhhhh what does it mean to be ever better? its your customers getting what they ordered when they expect it. discover how ryder ecommerce makes yo

shou zi chew, this level of transparency. shou zi chew. and — this level of transparency.om washington, where tiktok�*s chief executive is taking questions from the us house of representatives energy and commerce committee. this committee is chaired by republicans, but there is little difference in fat, in the position of the two parties are adopting on this one. let's hearfrom miss chelsea, who i think i'm right in saying is a democrat. i chelsea, who i think i'm right in saying is a democrat.— chelsea, who i think i'm right in saying is a democrat. i yelled back. the chair recognises _ saying is a democrat. i yelled back. the chair recognises the _ saying is a democrat. i yelled back. the chair recognises the lady - saying is a democrat. i yelled back. the chair recognises the lady from | the chair recognises the lady from florida for five minutes.— the chair recognises the lady from florida for five minutes. thank you, madam chairwoman. _ florida for five minutes. thank you, madam chairwoman. mr— florida for five minutes. thank you, madam chairwoman. mr chew, - florida

even before he arrived, shou zi chew was on tiktok, arguing for its existence.arted 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. 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

even before he arrived, shou zi chew was on tiktok, arguing for its existence.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. 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

what we think that showing from shou chew, did it persuade anything otherwise? >> the representative said deep breath moment and there were not a lot of those moments in the room. the fervor in the room i have to tell you was one of the most contentious hearings we've heard and did not seem like chu was pulling a lot of folks onto his side. from the drop, chairwoman cathy mcmorris rodgers basically said we don't believe you and the answers you are bringing to the table how you will seek her -- secure americans data. that sentiment was echoed from both sides on the right, democrats are coming after him about how to protect children and data privacy and why isn't this an american company, republicans on choose left were voicing the same. it seems both in that room and based on a lot of the senators and -- that we were hearing from during the hearing that there is a lot of wins against tiktok right now and a lot of concerns that choose testimony honestly stoked yesterday without answering any of the kind of questions a lot of the lawmakers had. caroline: whatever t

it follows fiery scenes as social media app's chief shou zi chew was grilled by us lawmakers over a rangeing the company's chinese ownership. the biden administration is threatening to ban the social media app if the company's chinese owners don't sell their stakes. tiktok is of course wildly popular in the states — it has 150 million american users, which includes almost 5 million businesses. our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, has been following the story in washington dc. it was never going to be easy. but for the moment, the committee chairman opened the hearing calling for tiktok to be banned in the united states. there was no let up. tiktok ceo shou zi chew was bombarded by lawmakers worried that the apps chinese ownership makes it untrustworthy and that it is harmful to american teenagers. politicians of all stripes slammed tiktok, including republican representative buddy carter. the chinese communist party is engaged in psychological warfare through tiktok to deliberately influence us children out of the gate. through tiktok to deliberately influence us chi

the chief of the social media app shou zi chew was grilled by us lawmakers over a range of issues, mostlyelated to the company's chinese ownership. his appearance before the congressional committee comes after the biden administration threatened to ban the social media app if the company's chinese owners didn't sell their stakes. tiktok is wildly popular in the states — it has 150 million american users, which includes almost five million businesses. well, our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has been following the story in washington dc and sent this report. it was never going to be easy but from _ it was never going to be easy but from the moment the committee chairman opened the hearing. — committee chairman opened the hearing, calling for tiktok to be banned in the united states, there _ be banned in the united states, there was— be banned in the united states, there was no let up. the tiktok ceo _ there was no let up. the tiktok ceo was — there was no let up. the tiktok ceo was bombarded by lawmakers worried _ ceo was bombarded by lawmakers worried that the chines

this is what shou chew said to that. will keep safety, particularly for teenagers, as a top priority for us. number two, we will firewall protect the us data from unwanted foreign access. number three, tiktok will remain a place for free expression and will not be manipulated by any government. the uk often follows the us's lead when it comes to cyber security. and what we know now is that many politicians in the us don'tjust want the platform reformed, they want it banned outright. james clayton, bbc news. earlier i spoke to our asia—pacific editor, celia hatton, and she told me more about china's reaction. the chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman this morning went a bit further in pushing the idea that the united states has no evidence when it goes against claims, when it is questioning the tiktok ceo to prove that china is taking data. it is accusing the united states of being xenophobic, of fearing outsider companies, and really one big thing i saw today which is appearing in the chinese state media today and we have

it's shou here, i'm the ceo of tiktok. hi, everyone! it's shou here, i'm the ceo of tiktok.eps a low profile. but this week he published this tiktok ahead of a congressional hearing, where he'll be grilled by us politicians. he's decided to come out fighting. in that same video he claims that tiktok has 150 million users in the us. in a country where facebook is in decline, tiktok has seen exponential growth. hi, everyone! but with that huge influence has come concern. this is the head of the fbi being quizzed earlier this month in congress. could they use tiktok to control data on millions of users? eh, yes. could they use it to control the software on millions of devices, given the opportunity to do so? yes. what's even more concerning for tiktok is it appears to have done the impossible — unite the democrats and the republicans. i think that this is going to be uncharted territory for him, and it will be really, really interesting to see whether he sinks or swims. i think that there is a real risk that if this hearing doesn't go well, that has a massive impact on the futu

national security risks on whether china's government has access to americans' user data, tiktok's ceo shou chew telling the committee, they have never asked us, adding, "i have seen no evidence of this happening." several members of the house and commerce committee were openly skeptical and appeared frustrated by his answers at today's hearing. the biden administration is pushing tiktok's parent company to sell the video sharing app or face a nationwide ban. nbc's savannah sellers was at that hearing today. >> we will protect the u.s. user data. >> reporter: tiktok's top executive under fire for over five hours today. >> tiktok poses as a mr. rogers' neighborhood. but it acts like big brother. >> reporter: the hugely popular app, known for short videos like this, in the spotlight today for this. >> what your relationship is with the communist party? >> reporter: ceo shou chew answering questions about whether the app, owned by bytedance, a chinese company, is a national security threat given a chinese law that could allow the government to access user data. >> i have seen no evidence that

shou zi chew, ceo, tiktok: bytedance is not own are controlled by the chinese government.defensive amid a fierce and bipartisan interrogation of the company's safety, privacy and security practices, chew was adamant that the chinese communist party cannot access u.s. data through tiktok, as members repeatedly alleged. rep. bill johnson: mr. chew, this is yet another instance of tiktok attempting to mislead americans about what their technology is capable of and who has access to their information. laura: chew pushed back, emphasizing tiktok's project texas plan, which puts the american company oracle in control of u.s. data and content. shou zi chew: american data stored on american soil by an american company overseen by american personnel. laura: there's no public evidence that china has used the platform to spy on americans. but lawmakers weren't convinced. shou zi chew: congresswoman, i have seen no evidence that the chinese government has access to that data. they have never asked us. we have not provided it. i have asked that question. rep. anna eshoo: well, you know

shou zi chew testified for more than five hours yesterday in his first appearance before congress. he said the company has a responsibility to protect its 150 million users in the u.s., but lawmakers on both sides questioned the app's safety. jarred hill is in new york with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. tiktok's future is not very clear. after lawmakers teamed up against the company's ceo over those concerns about the type of content that the algorithm pushes to its largely younger users and whether the chinese government has access to american user data through the app. a house pam delivered a rare bipartisan rebuke yesterday taking on tiktok's ceo, shou zi chew. >> we do not trust tiktok will ever embrace american values. >> the platform also threatens the health privacy and security of the american people. >> reporter: chew on the defensive pushed back against concerns that tiktok's chinese parent company, bite dance, could be forced to share user data with china's government. >> our commitment is to move the data into the united states, to be stored

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members of both parties grilled shou chew about the company's ties to china and harmful content pusheddren. the future of tiktok here in the united states along with its 150 million u.s. users remains up in the air with the biden administration threatening to ban the app. a new cbs news poll shows 61% of americans support that ban. cbs news' nikole killion was at the hearing and she's going to start us off tonight from capitol hill. good evening, nicole. >>> good evening, nora. this was a grueling hearing that lasted more than five hours as tiktok's ceo defended his platform in his first appearance on capitol hill. >> we do not trust tiktok will ever embrace american values. >> reporter: from the beginning, shou chew, the ceo of the most downloaded app in the past two years infaced intense scrutiny. the tiktok executive tried to reassure lawmakers with a commitment to safety. >> there are more than 150 million americans who love our platform, and we know we have a responsibility to protect them. >> reporter: and he insisted the video-sharing platform is not an arm of the chinese govern

>> reporter: ceo shou chew answering questions about wl the app, owned by bytedance, a chinese company, is a national security threat given a chinese law that could allow the government to access data. >> i have seen no evidence. they have never asked us. we have never provided it. >> i find that i have answered that question. >> i find that actually preposterous. >> i have seen no evidence of this happening. >> reporter: tiktok has 150 million users in the u.s. and a billion worldwide, many of them teenagers. the white house has given the company an ultimatum. sell the company or as the justice department and fbi investigate whether bytedance illegally surveilled journalists. >> has bytedance spied on american citizens? >> i don't think that spying is the right way to describe it. >> reporter: another concern from both sides of the aisle, misinformation. >> the dangerous misinformation that you mention is not allowed a platform to violate them. >> i'm sorry to report it is on your platform, though. >> congresswoman, i don't think i can sit here and say that we are perfect in doing thi

shou zi chew has faced a barrage of hostile questions on tiktok�*s relationship with the chinese statedata it collects and what it does with it. we'll be getting into what it all means — first, have a listen to some of what he had to say. us tiktok data is stored by default in oracle servers. only vetted personnel operating in a new company called tiktok us data security can control access to this data. additionally, we have plans for this company to report to an independent american board with strong security credentials. now, there is still some work to do. we have legacy us data sitting on our servers in virginia and singapore. we are deleting those and we expect that to be complete this year. when that is done, all us data will be under the protection of us law and under the control of the us—led security team. so let's put this into context. tiktok is a hugely popular short form video app. it's grown rapidly — with around 150 million users in the us. like most apps, tiktok collects personal information about its users. but what's alarmed lawmakers in this case is that it's owned b

shou zi chew did his best to reassure, but can he slow the growing calls for the popular app to be bannedconcerns over tracking devices used forfollowing people — one former love island star warns of the dangers after she finds one planted in her bag. world athletics issues new guidance on transgender athletes in competition — saying they cannot take part against people born with the male sex. ——part against people born with the female sex. tonight with the context, jack blanchard, the uk editor for politico and ron christie former adviser to george w bush. welcome to the programme. us lawmakers have been questioning show xi chew, the ceo of video—sharing app tiktok, amid growing calls for it to be banned. the app has grown rapidly in the us, where it has 150 million monthly users. he's been giving evidence to a congressional committee over security concerns. he faced questions over tiktok�*s relationship with the chinese state, the data it collects and what it then does with that data. when facing questions from the house committee on energy and commerce, the chair cathy mcmorris rodgers

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this is what shou chew said to that.gers, as a top priority for us. number two, we will firewall protect the us data from unwanted foreign access. number three, tiktok will remain a place for free expression and will not be manipulated by any government. the uk often follows the us's lead when it comes to cyber security. and what we know now is that many politicians in the us don'tjust want the platform reformed, they want it banned outright. james clayton, bbc news. i'm joined now by social media consultant matt navarra. he is a former digital communications adviser for the uk government. how good of an account do you think shou chew gave? he didn't delay anyone's's fears. i think he went into the hearing knowing he would be having a grilling and it was exactly that. the battle goes on i think for tiktok to stay alive in the us. hoop tiktok to stay alive in the us. how much was it _ tiktok to stay alive in the us. how much was it really _ tiktok to stay alive in the us. how much was it really to _ tiktok to stay alive i

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shou came back with moderation content policies but those were responded to by the lawmakers with that's not enough, i hear what you are doing now but what are you doing now. brief recess -- caroline: brief recess being called. you did a wonderful piece around the relationship between the u.s. and china. an important dinner last night. peter thiel was there, we understand. what are lawmakers, who are lawmakers listening to aside from the leader of tiktok? alex: that's right. it was this line of anti-china sentiment. basically peter thiel compared tiktok to the u.s. homeless problem. saying it is something we can't fix. folks on both sides of the coast in the u.s. definitely not on the side of tiktok. i can tell you that in terms of allies on the hill, they have had a few. we heard jamaal bowman speak at an event on the lawn outside the capitol building. there are not many voices piping up. we heard during the hearing from the other senators who were coming out with strong calls to continue to try to ban tiktok. caroline: thank you so much. jim himes is on the house select committee. fina

this is bloomberg. ♪ dani: tiktok ceo shou chew faced a bipartisan grilling on capitol hill yesterdayawmakers seek to ban the chinese own app as a security risk. he insisted there is no evidence that china has access to user data. he also says security and privacy concerns are not limited to tiktok. >> the potential security, privacy, content manipulation concerns raised about tiktok are really not unique to us. the same issues apply to other companies. we believe what is needed are clear and transparent rules that apply broadly to all tech companies. ownership is not at the core of addressing these concerns. dani: alex is with us now to discuss. his tiktok better or worse after this? alex: it is very hard for the ceo to going there and convince lawmakers, most of them seem to have come in with a pretty fixed view on what tiktok was and what it represents and what its potential was. it was a tough task, i am not sure the consensus suggests that he achieved it. dani: a lot of claims in terms of what is at stake and what the chinese government has been doing, has the chinese government

i'm optimistic. >>> tiktok ceo shou gets a grilling on capitol hill as u.s. lawmakers threaten to ban the chinese owned social media app. it says it does not operate at the whim of beijing. >> you can say whatever you want as long as you don't violate the rules of safety. we commit to be free of all and any government manipulation. >>> eu leaders gathering in brussels with economic stability high on the agenda. euro group president pascal donohoe says the euro members are strong, but says there are issues ahead. >> in banks across the world and it reminds us of the need to be ever vigilant and monitor risks as they develop. >>> european stock markets have been trading a half hour so far. we are in the red to the lows of the session. benchmark down 1%. falling more across uk and germany and france. investors are taking advantage of the bank expexposures. the insurance against default has gone up. deutsche bank with a step up. the rate of 173 basis point against 142 basis points a day earlier. that is a large jump. the largest one-day rally rise in that pricing

shou zi chew for being here today.d start by inserting into the record a report, by tiktok bytedance and their ties to the chinese communist party, published by the australian parliament over a week ago. >> no objections, ordered. >> thank you, madam chair. mr. shou zi chew, we know that your companies -- has been exposed for delivering videos to china that encourages them to develop eating disorders, promotes challenges that have caused children to accidentally commit suicide, glorifies the use of drugs and pornography. despite the constant media coverage of this issue, your company continues to feed our children this dangerous and harmful content. can you explain to parents back in my professional district why it should be their burden and not tiktok's, to set up the guardian parental controls for the children so they do not view content which encourages eating disorders or committing suicide? >> congressman, i take these issues very seriously. if the user is a teenager on our platform, we actually have a differentia

it was a tense day on capitol hill as tiktok ceo shou chew made his first appearance before congress app. for roughly five hours members of the house energy and commerce committee grilled him over privacy concerns, data policies, and child protections. but his answer stood littlest way lawmakers cross the political spectrums. and the seas -- has more. >> we will protect the -- >> tiktok's top executive under fire for more than five hours today. >> tiktok poses as a mr. rogers neighborhood. but it acts like big brother. >> this usually popular up known for short videos like this, in the spotlight today for this. >> what is your relationship with the communist party? >> ceo shou chew answering questions about whether the app, owned by bytedance a chinese company, is national security threat given the chinese law that could allow the chinese government to access user data. >> i've seen no evidence that the chinese government has access data. they've never asked us, we've not provided. >> i find that actually preposterous. >> i have seen no evidence of this happening. >> tiktok has 150 m

. >> reporter: for some lawmakers those reassurances might not matter, they question whether shou ziand tiktok are telling the truth. >> grave concerns the tiktok has repeatedly lied about its connection to the chinese commonest party. we need to ban tiktok but we also need out national data privacy standard to protect americans. >> reporter: as they way that potential ban, some lawmakers particularly democrats, they are keeping an open mind going into this hearing, they haven't made up their mind yet as far as an outright ban goes. we should say we are hearing from china about a possible forced sale of tiktok, may not surprise you but they are against that. stuart: no surprises, thank you very much indeed. let's bring in tiffany justice, the founder of moms for liberty, and opponent of tiktok. thanks for being on the show. can you tell me, explain it to me, in what way does tiktok addicted teenagers? >> what we've seen with covert and the isolation of kids, dragging the more and more onto their phones and social media it has been very detrimental. especially for girls. we one how di

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this morning on capitol hill the ceo of tiktok, shou zi chew is testifying on the social media company's data security practices and relationship with the chinese government. it is expected to tell lawmakers that banning the app in the u.s. would hurt american businesses, and the economy. you are watching live coverage here on c-span 3. this morning on capitol hill, the ceo of tiktok, shou zi chew it's testifying on the social media companies -- practices in relation to put the chinese government. he's expected to tell lawmakers that banning the app in the u.s. would hurt american businesses, and the economy. you're watching live coverage here on c-span three.

and about half an hour ago tiktok�*s boss shou zi chew started answering questions from us lawmakersd concerns that the app is a threat to us national security. it's a problem the chinese owned app is also fighting against in other countries around the world. we have heard you say multiple times that tiktok is not a chinese company and bite dance is not a chinese company but chinese, said an investorja of tiktok company but chinese, said an investor ja of tiktok will involve exporting technology that has to be approved by the chinese government. the reported efforts by the biden administration would severely undermine investor confidence in the us and it was quoted, if that is to china it will firmly oppose it, she said referring to the forced sale. so despite your assertions to the contrary, china certainly thinks it is in control of tiktok and its software, is that not correct? congressman, tiktok is not available in mainland — congressman, tiktok is not available in mainland china. today we are headquartered in los angeles and singapore. i headquartered in los angeles and singapor

back in the united states on capitol hill, tiktok ceo shou zi chew was grilled by house lawmakers for over five hours on the app's ties to the chinese government, data practices, and its effects on children's mental health. this is democratic florida congressmember darren soto questioning chew. >> mr. chiu, would tiktok be prepared to divest from bytedance and chinese commonest party ties if the department of treasury instructed you all to do so? >> i said in my opening statement, i think we need to address the problem of privacy. i don't think ownership is the issue here. with a lot of respect, american social companies don't have good track records of privacy. amy: this comes as a number of progressive lawmakers are speaking out against politically motivated attempts to ban or scapegoat tiktok, saying it is driven by dangerous anti-chinese sentiment. this is new york democrat jamaal bowman speaking at a rally earlier this week. >> we can protect freedom of speech and we can deal with the privacy concerns at the same time. right now we are not trying to do both. amy: meanwhile, in ut

>> ceo shou chew answering questions about whether the app, owned by bytedance a chinese company, is allow the chinese government to access user data. >> i've seen no evidence that the chinese government has access data. they've never asked us, we've not provided. >> i find that actually preposterous. >> i have seen no evidence of this happening. >> tiktok has 150 million users in the u.s. and a billion worldwide, many of them teenagers. the white house has given a company and ultimatum. so the company or face a ban in the u.s. as the justice department and fbi investigate whether bytedance illegally surveilled journalists. >> has biden smiled on american citizens? >> i do not think that spying is the right way to describe it. >> another concern from both sides the aisle, this information. >> the dangers of misinformation that you mentioned is not allowed on our platform. >> i am sorry to report that it is on your platform. >> congressman, i do not think i can sit here and say that we are perfect and doing this, we do work very hard. >> chew says tiktok's top priorities are protectin

maria: tiktok ceo c shou chew s grilled on capitol hill.will ever ask any company to provide data or intelligence from foreign countries. joining me now, wifang zong. thank you for being here. is that possible had that the ccp, china can say we have never asked and we never will? >> thanks for having he me, maria. good morning to you. the ccp can say whatever it wants but it doesn't mean it has credibility. so just last year in august the ccp asked dozens of big tech companies in china to hand over details of their algorithms so now this is not about user data. user data that is on the cell phones from american users. but it's about how they run algorithms behind the software to understand the preferences of the american people. so bytedance was one of the dozens of companies that handed over details of the ago grow rhythms to --al -- algorithms te ccp. maria: we know the laws in china. you will answer to the ccp if they want anything. chew provided y ray sieve answes when asked about human rights abuse as well. here's congresswoman debbie

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shou chew appearedfá in front o congress to try to convince lawmakers that tiktok is not funneling privatenment.e1ormation tiktok's owner, a company called bytedance, has long faced concerns from both republicans and democrats that china is able to access user data while also sending chinese propaganda videos to those users. >> we do not promote or remove content at the request of the chinese government. >>e1 the question is -- the question is are you 100% certain that they cannot use your messages? >> it is our commitment to this committee and all our users that we will keep this free from any manipulation by any government. >> if you can't say you're 100% certain, i take that as a no. >> it's given countless others like me to showcase our talent >> very good points there. let's bring in our business and tech reporter scott budman. how did it go today with the ceo? of tiktokÑi essentially being ae to operate still? >> reporter: it's really hard to say, raj. this is onejf of the very few issues that unite the left and the right. both sides of our countryñr convinced that we are at some sor

as i said, it would have been a herculean task for shou chew to convince the u.s. lawmakers otherwise. annabelle: chief north asia correspondent stephen engle, joining us from hong kong. one stock we are definitely watching in the sydney session is where block, falling 16% after we saw that hindenburg research took that short position with that research. aiming that short attack at block. it is down at five. but there are key lapses in the cashapp compliance processes. they have already caused -- called hindenburg's claims misleading. we did see after the issuance of that report alleging they had facilitated fraudsters. it did fly out as much as 22%. it actually ended off those session lows. that was the biggest intraday decline for that stock in three years. hindenburg really bolstering its profile with that recent scathing report on the adani empire earlier this year. this was a report that came out of a two year investigation into block that was published on its website and distributed via twitter. we continue to see that far with block falling just about 15% in

i haven't seen a single positive review of tiktok ceo shou zi chew's performance in that hearing. to convince lawmakers on a number of fronts about tiktok's relationship with the chinese communist party, about its addictive nature, and its ability to flag and remove harmful content. chew tried to sell lawmakers on what the company calls "project texas" to have an american third party oversee the app's data and algorithm, but lawmakers accused him of repeatedly dancing around their questions. one, comparing him to fredestair e. the top democrat on the committee told me just after the hearing that by the end of it he was even more convinced that the chinese communist party controls tiktok. meantime, a number of business leaders including apple ceo tim cook are in beijing for a forum where they will have an opportunity to meet with heads of the ccp. the "wall street journal" reports american ceo's there plan to keep a low profile as tensions between the u.s. and china grow, and back on tiktok, the company immediately went into clean-up mode after the hearing, sending a statement out

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. >> today the ceo of tiktok shou chew, he claims it's safe and that the problems it faces are similarwhat other similar media companies face. >> we have to earn their trust with decisions we make with our company and our products. the potential security, privacy, content manipulation concerns raised about tiktok are really not unique to us. the same issue is applied to other companies. we believe what's needed are clear, transparent rules that are applied broadly to all tech companies. >> chew also committed to making safety a top priority especially for teens. he is trying to put fears at ease that the chinese government does not have access to users' data. the hearing was led by kathy mcmorris rogers. she's convinced that tiktok is being used to spy and manipulate the american people. >> to the american people watching today, hear this, tiktok is a weapon by the chinese communist party to spy on you, manipulate what you see and exploit for future generations. a ban is only a short-term way to address tiktok. and the data privacy bill is the only way to stop tiktok from ever happenin