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i am shou zi chew— thank you for your time. i am shou zi chew and — thank you for your time. s. _ that is where i was born, as were my parents. and — that is where i was born, as were my parents, and after serving in singapore's military, are you moved to the _ singapore's military, are you moved to the uk_ singapore's military, are you moved to the uk to — singapore's military, are you moved to the uk to attend college and here to the uk to attend college and here to the _ to the uk to attend college and here to the us _ to the uk to attend college and here to the us to attend business school. i to the us to attend business school. i actually _ to the us to attend business school. i actually met my wife here. by the way, _ i actually met my wife here. by the way she _ i actually met my wife here. by the way, she was bornjust a few miles away— way, she was bornjust a few miles away from — way, she was bornjust a few miles away from here, in virginia. two years— away from here, in virginia. two years ago— away from here, in virginia. two years ago i— away from here, in virginia

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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

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

shou zi chew, this level of transparency. shou zi chew. and — this level of transparency. m 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 f

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

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

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 on american soil. >> has bite dance spied on americans at the direction of the chinese communist party? >> no. >> has bite dance spied on american citizens? >> i don't think that spying is the right way to describe it. >> reporter: a poll shows a majority of americans over 30 are in favor of a tiktok ban. >> there are more than 150 million americans who love our platform. >> reporter: like holocaust survivor tova freidman who uses the platform to educate millions of viewers. >> it was a fabulous media for the holocaust, for young people. >> reporter: there's also a dark side. the nasca family's 16-year

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

democrats and republicans share a common enemy in tiktok and its ceo, shou chew, appearing before congress today for the first time. shou zieo, tiktok: bytedance is not own are controlled by the chinese government. laura: 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

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

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.

you hear shou zi chew wanting to make it safe, his own children don't use tiktok and what we are hearingerican parent is the version of tiktok in china the chinese students use is different from the tiktok our kids use. in china they want to be astronauts and our kids want to be social media influencers. we want to be honest about the effect this is having on children. get them playing sports and outside off of those phones. stuart: good stuff, appreciate you being with us. i know it is short and appreciate it. supermodel gisele butchen talked about the fts collapse. what is she saying? lauren: she says she was duped, she told vanity fair she trusted ftx hype and was blindsided by the collapse. for 16 months, they filed chapter 11, she was paid with equity stake about 680,000 shares and in crypto currency. stuart: she is speaking out, got that, the sec unveiled new charges against celebrities who promoted cryptos but didn't disclose the conversation. i want to know who is involved in this and do we have a settlement? lauren: we do, 6 of the 8 celebrities that were charged have settled. t

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

they spent hours grilling tiktok's ceo about the app's fá safety and security.Ñiokt( shou zi chew saystions.e1e1 >> we are committing to transparency, and we are committing to third-party monitoring. we will give themñr access to keep us accountable to our e1 commitments we are making.xd >> lawmakers are worried about what happens to the data of ' the u.s. some want the chinese parent e2i company bytedance to sell the app to american owners.ñr'8yr(t% others want it banned. >> your trackers are embedded in sites across the west.t( tiktok surveils us all, and the chines■"ommunist party is i] able to use this as a tool to fq manipulate america as a whole.qr >> officials in the administrationx3oç offá joe bidn already ordered federal employees to delete the app from government devices. most state governments have partial or total bans, and e1 authorities across the globe have their own restrictions.fá some lawmakers grilled chew for videoszod the platform that seemed to promote drugs, q self-harm and even suicide. he says his company is adopting measures to protect teenagers, r and it's ve

chief executive shou zi chew faced questions on tiktok�*s relationship with state—owned parent companyance and the spread of misinformation. world athletics is to ban any female transgender athlete who has gone through male puberty from competing in female world ranking competitions from the 31st of march. officials say they'd have an unfair advantage due to increased strength and muscle mass. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, from prague, i'm stephen sackur. vladimir putin hoped that europe's determination to stand with ukraine after russia's invasion would not last. he counted on a winter energy crisis and economic disruption to weaken european resolve. has that happened 7 well, my guest today is the newly—elected president of the czech republic, petr pavel. now, he is a former nato general and a staunch ally of ukraine. so, is europe still ready and willing to do whatever it takes to back kyiv? president petr pavel, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. i must start, mr president, by congratulating you on your recent inauguration. but i mus

chief executive shou zi chew faced questions on tiktok�*s relationship with state—owned parent companyce and the spread of misinformation. world athletics has issued new guidance on transgender athletes, saying that any person who's been through male puberty can't compete in the female category at international events from the 31st of march. officials argue that such athletes have an unfair advantage, due to a difference in strength and muscle mass. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show... ..mont saint—michel marks its millennium. that view is pretty amazing. there's the shadow of mont saint—michel on the sand. oh, yeah! the parps and toots that make this port one of a kind. horns blaring. one, two, three, four, five. and saving these bundles of fluff from extinction. twittering and squawking. yeah, he's thinking about it. all right. we'll give him some time. there he comes. i'm beginning this week in northern france on a journey that 2.5 million people take each year. i'm kind of getting an idea of how popular this place must be because it's off season, it's s

it was a very ill tempered, very uncomfortable hearing for shou zi chew, the tiktok ceo. how chinese engineers have access to tiktok user data, and both democrats and republicans unusually on the committee just did not seem won over. shou chew struggled, he didn�*t really manage to get his point across, he was interrupted a lot and often said he would have to get back to members of congress on questions, so i don�*t think it was a particularly successful hearing for him. :, : :, , :, particularly successful hearing for him. :, : :, , him. how clear is it to you exactly what the connection _ him. how clear is it to you exactly what the connection is _ him. how clear is it to you exactly what the connection is between i him. how clear is it to you exactly. what the connection is between the chinese government and the owner of tiktok, bytedance? the chinese government and the owner of tiktok, bytedance?— tiktok, bytedance? the connection isn't clear and _ tiktok, bytedance? the connection isn't clear and that's _ tiktok, bytedance? the connection isn't clear and that's a _ t

shou zi chew took a barrage of questions from us lawmakers — amid growing calls for the hugely popular from our correspondent quentin sommerville whose with ukrainian troops locked in vicious trench warfare. get in, get down. that was two russian shells that just coming. i think it's tank fire. anger in israel, after the country's parliament passes a new law

tiktok�*s ceo, shou zi chew, is expected to give testimony in the us congress for the first time on thursday barrage of questions on tiktok�*s relationship with china, what data it collects and what it does with it. he will reportedly appear before the us house of representatives energy and commerce committee, as lawmakers scrutinise chinese—owned video—sharing app. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the huge clean—up operation under way, after millions of dead fish filled a river in australia. applause i'm so proud of both of you. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee has decided that south africa will be excluded from the 1970 competition. chant streaking across the sky, the white hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller in singapore. our headlines: the us federal reserve raises interest rates again, despite fears that it could add to financial turmoil after recent bank failures. let's stay with that story now. i'm joined by tony nash,

tiktok boss shou zi chew testified before us congress to fight for the future of the social media appsident biden called for its sale to reduce potential influence by the chinese government. over half a dozen countries have full potential bands of its use on government devices due to privacy and security fears. google has started rolling out its ai chatbot bard. the bbc was one of the first to try it out. let's start by asking bard to write a thank you note for a wedding gift. not bad. unlike chatgpt, it can access up—to—date information from the internet, but google warned that bard could have limitations and might share misinformation. amazon will cut another 9000 jobs as it seeks to save costs. with one and a half million people employed worldwide, cuts will fall in areas including cloud computing and advertising. the firm had already said injanuary it was due to axe 18,000 jobs. microsoft has announced plans to launch its xbox mobile gaming online store next year. with an offering including call of duty and candy crush saga, it hopes to take on apple and google. one of the hottest

tiktok�*s ceo, shou zi chew, is expected to give testimony in the us congress for the first time on thursdayface a barrage of questions on tiktok�*s relationship with china, what data it collects, and what it does with it. he will reportedly appear before the us house of representatives energy and commerce committee, as lawmakers scrutinise the chinese—owned video—sharing app. ivan tsranny, he is the ceo & co—founder of feroot— a cybersecurity firm joining us live from toronto. he explained to us why this could be a national security issue. for this to reach the congressional hearing, it's absolutely significant because they don't hold this kind of hearing unless there is a pressure and something at stake and it's really oughtn�*t, so that's how we know it is significant. i am not a political person but this is definitely in the national security issue, specifically citizen's data is a national security issue in my mind. for example our study found even some cyber security companies were not aware of the fact the data was leaking out to china, doesn't mean the data is being used for nefariou

. >> we do not trust tiktok will ev beginning, shou zi chew, the ceo of the most-downloaded app in thee intense scrutiny. >> my time is up, and if this committee gets its way, tiktok's time is up. >> reporter: 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 government, despite being owned by parent company bytedance, based in beijing. >> has bytedance spied on american citizens? >> i don't think that "buy-in" is the right way to describe it. >> reporter: chew is working to build a firewall to protect user data in the u.s. >> i have neither seen no evidence the chinese government has access to data. >> i find that preposterous. >> reporter: younger users buying out know my drugs on the app to dangers in some tiktok challenges and videos promotingg disorders and suicidal beha behaviors. >> our kids are at risk on your platform. >> reporter: the nasca fami

congressional committee to answer questions, members of congress spent five and a half hours grilling shou zi chewaccusing tiktok of being controlled by china and a danger to teenagers. before the questioning began, he explained just how popular the app has become. >> two years ago, i became the ceo of tiktok. today, we have more than a billion monthly active users around the world, including over 150 million in the united states. our app is a place where people can be creative and curious, and where close to five million american businesses, mostly small businesses, go to find new customers and to fuel their growth. now, tiktok itself is not available in mainland china. we're headquartered in los angeles and in singapore, and we have 7,000 employees in the u.s. today. still, we have heard important concerns about the potential for unwanted foreign access to u.s. data and potential manipulation of the tiktok u.s. ecosystem. our approach has never been to dismiss or trivialize any of these concerns. we have addressed them with real action. nastasya: well, far from being awed by tiktok's popularity,

tiktok�*s ceo, is expected shou zi chew, to give testimony in the us congress for the first time on thursdayrage of questions on tiktok�*s relationship with china, what data it collects, and what it does with it. he will reportedly appear before the us house of representatives energy and commerce committee, as lawmakers scrutinize the chinese—owned video—sharing app. i'm joined now by ivan tsarynny. he is the ceo & co—founder of feroot, a cybersecurity firm, from toronto. thank you for taking the time to come on the programme. how significant is this congresional hearing and the message it sends to the public? for this to reach the congressional hearing, it's absolutely significant because they don't hold this kind of hearing unless there is a pressure and something at stake and it's really oughtn�*t, so that's how we know it is significant.— that's how we know it is siunificant. ~ , significant. whose interest would a band _ significant. whose interest would a band truly - significant. whose interest would a band truly be - significant. whose interest would a band truly be and| significant.

tiktok�*s ceo, shou zi chew, is expected to give testimony in the us congress for the first time on thursday barrage of questions on tiktok�*s relationship with china, what data it collects, and what it does with it. 0ur north america technology correspondent james clayton reports. hi, everyone, i'm the ceo of tiktok. tiktok�*s goes usually keeps 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 na same video he claims tiktok has 150 million users in the us n a country where facebook is in decline, tiktok has seen exponential growth. but with that huge influence has come concern. this is the head of the fbi being quizzed earlier this month in congress. could the use this month in congress. could they use tiktok _ this month in congress. could they use tiktok to _ this month in congress. could they use tiktok to control - this month in congress. could | they use tiktok to control data on millions of users?— on millions of users? yes. could they _ on millions of users? yes. could

shou zi chew, executive officer of tiktok. you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. of the committee, chair rogers, ranking member pallone, i am shou zi chew from singapore. that is where i was born, that's when my parents were born. after serving in singapore's military i moved to the uk to attend college and here in the u.s. to attend business school. i met my wife. here she was born a few miles away from here in virginia. two years ago, i became the ceo of tiktok, and today we are more than a billion monthly active users around the world including 150 million in the united states. our app is a place where people can be creative and curious, and we are close to 5 million american businesses, mostly small businesses go to find new customers and fuel their growth. as tiktok has grown, we have tried to learn the lessons of companies that have come before us. especially when it comes to the safety of teenagers. while the vast majority of people on tiktok are over 18, one of the fastest-growing demographics are people over 35, spending a lot of time adopting measures --

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tiktok�*s ceo, shou zi chew, is expected to give testimony in the us congress for the first time on thursdayface a barrage of questions on tiktok�*s relationship with china, what data it collects, and what it does with it. he will reportedly appear before the us house of representatives energy and commerce committee, as lawmakers scrutinise the chinese—owned video—sharing app. i'm joined now by mark douglas the ceo, president of mountain in los angeles. a digital advertising agency based in los angeles. a warm welcome to the programme, mark. are you going to be glued to this later when this starts? yeah, it's definitely something interesting to watch. so i'll definitely be watching for sure. ., ., ,, , sure. so what do you think they will be asking _ sure. so what do you think they will be asking or— sure. so what do you think they will be asking or even _ sure. so what do you think they will be asking or even find - sure. so what do you think they will be asking or even find out | will be asking or even find out because right from the very beginning this whole debate about tiktok, whether i

this is what shou zi chew said to that.g commitments to you, and to all our users. number one, we 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 of free expression and will not be manipulated by any government. the uk often follows the us' 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. the funeral of a woman who died in a crush during a concert at the 02 academy in london in december, will take place today. rebecca ikumelo was critically injured and died days later. an investigation is due to conclude next month into what happened. a council leader is set to resign after giving the go—ahead for more than 100 trees to be chopped down overnight in plymouth. richard bingley will face a vote of no confidence after he signed off the decision to make

. >> reporter: lawmakers told his story to tiktok's ceo, shou zi chew. >> teenagers showing more distressingontent. >> the opposite is true. we put in more restrictions to make sure our teenagers get a better experience. >> he's not concerned with anything of dealing with this. his concern is with china. this does not scare him. china scares him. >> reporter: as momentum grows on capitol hill to take action against the platform. the it will give the commerce tools to ban foreign tech like tiktok. kevin mccarthy promising a companion bill in the house. >> i know the senate is working on one and the house will get one done and we'll pass it through. >> reporter: bret, china has something to say about the bomb shell hearing. the ccp, they say has never asked individuals or companies to collect any kind of data or intelligence, located in foreign countries and that's a u.s. should stop suppressing foreign companies. that's from china tonight. bret. >> live on the hill. aishah. thank you. >>> i will speak next with the senate minority whip with john thune about the breaking news and a host of top

. >>> the tiktok seo defended their app shou zi chew says there are lots of users and lawmakers backed him on policy concerns and whether the chinese parent company could be compelled to share use the data . he said the data is stored on american soil. interesting to listen to if you have not checked it out. >>> public schools in denver are canceled today after a shooting at a high school. they declared a mental health day for its community. this comes after a student shot and injured two faculty members at east high school on wednesday. the shooter is -- was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot later that night. jocelyn? >>> let's look at your roadways. it is looking pretty friday light. that is except for the altamont pass. it is building up with the construction that is going on after that collapsed road. keep that in mind. you're looking at about a 40 minute drive if you are headed from westbound i-580 or from 205 to 680. keep that in mind. let's look at another closure because of an emergency repair on highway 84. both ways are closed off from martin is road to granville avenu

with the biden administration banning tiktok unless a chinese company is sold the ceo shou zi chew is and since china has no access to american user data which he says is stored here in the u.s. >> how can you promise that that will move into the united states of america and be protected here? >> i see no evidence at the chinese government has access to that data. they have never asked us. >> i find that actually for prosperous. howard: spying on american journalist. snap chat, facebook, instagram, twitter all have similar privacy issues. in the voting system suit against fox lawyers for both sides made their case in a delaware court room. fox attorney asked b-uppercase-letter without that the network program not endorsing accusations of 2020 election fraud. the case go to trial in april that they knowingly aired false claims. they have not made a decision. the editor of "rolling stone" is being accused of editing out crucial details of a report on an fbi raid at the home of prominent journalist who was also a friendly acquaintance. the magazine piece was about former abc producer and

. >> let's turn to tiktok shou zi chew's testimony.ed back and initiatives they called project texas. congressman, did anything he say persuade your concerns? >> no, it did not. i think it created more concerns quite frankly. i will point to a few things. one is that he was not willing to call what the chinese employees at byte dance did and spying on american journalists and citizens as being spies. everyone was scratching their heads when he said that. he was unwilling to acknowledge that there is a genocide going on with regards of the uighur people in the northwest corner of china. again, bowing to pressure from this chinese communist party and finally, you know, there is a saying don't mess with texas. project texas is a mess. their whistle blowers coming forward saying whatever the tiktok management is saying about project texas is a pack of lies. even when they erected this firewall with regards to data of american users, these chinese employees of byte dance, the parent company were able to spy on american journalists. so, unfo

shou zi chew for being here today.i would 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 diffe

last thursday, congressmembers grilled tiktok ceo shou zi chew during a five-hour hearing on the app'sto the chinese government, data practices, and its effects on children's mental health. this is democratic florida congressmember darren soto questioning chew. >> would tiktok be prepared to divest from bytedance and chinese communist 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 issue of privacy. i don't think ownership is the issue here. with a lot of respect, american social companies don't have a good track record data privacy. amy: this comes as a bipartisan group of senators has introduced the restrict act, which would allow the federal government to potentially ban technology from countries the u.s. considers to be adversaries, including china. meanwhile, democratic congressmember jamaal bowman of new york has been a leading opponent of a tiktok ban. >> we are talking about free speech for everyday americans. we are talking about small business owners who use tiktok to grow their business. m

but members of congress, cast doubt on that in thursday's hearing pointing out that ceo shou zi chewnd questions about ties with the ccp as more countries are sounding the alarm about the app. >> how can all of these countries and our own fbi director have been wrong? >> a lot of risks that are hypothetical and theoretical risks. i have not seen any evidence. >> after the hearing, the question is what happens now. could an outright tik tok ban in the u.s. be next? >> do you support a ban right now? >> we're in that fact gathering phase. i'm leaning that way. >> i believe to address the immediate national security threat, we need to ban tik tok. >> i know it's very attractive to say a ban outright. sometimes you have to think more strategically. the bigger, broader issue is the national data privacy standard. >> so three republicans, three different answers to the same question, neil. they all agree that congress needs to do something about tik tok. >> neil: okay. thanks, grady. this next congressman knows something that should be done. shut the things down. texas congressman troy nai

>> reporter: tiktok ceo shou zi chew is expected to testify before the house energy and commerce committeeey will ask the ceo about not just national security concerns but how tiktok may be impacting teen mental health which is been a major issue discussion here in the united states. >> john: bryant, thank you for seeing you. enduring now by ivan serini the ceo of the cybersecurity form group security that published that new report that said tiktok could have your data even if you have never used it. also even if you have deleted the app it is still collect your data. ivan what more can you tell us about this report? >> what we found out is how common pixels and trackers companies like tiktok owned by bytedask are used to on things we use on a day-to-day basis. >> the idea that people who never usedn are used to on thine use on a day-to-day basis. >> the idea that people who nevec are used to on things we use on a day-to-day basis. >> the idea that people who never usede are used to on thin we use on a day-to-day basis. >> the idea that people who never used tiktok could be effective. i ha

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

shou zi chew did his best to reassure, but can he slow the growing calls for the popular app to be banned

foreign ministry spokesperson mao ning was answering questions about the testimony of tiktok�*s ceo shou zi chewed by the chinese company bytewise. mr chew faced a grilling by us lawmakers for five hours on thursday, where he defended the app against concerns it was a threat to us national security. 0ur north america technology reporterjames clayton has the latest. if tiktok�*s boss thought washington would roll out the red carpet for him, he thought wrong. forfour and a half hours, shou chew faced hostile and relentless questioning. the chair of the energy and commerce committee set the tone. tiktok collects nearly every data point imaginable, from people's location, to what they type and copy, who they talk to, biometric data and more. and from there, it didn't get much better for tiktok�*s boss. it's notjust politicians in the us that are worried. the uk parliament has banned tiktok from its work devices over concerns about security, with similar measures taken by the scottish and welsh governments. there are two primary concerns about tiktok. they both involve china. the first is that we kno