TikTok CEO to testify on Capitol Hill amid calls for ban on app

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High-stakes standoff between the U.S. government and social media app TikTok over a potential ban is set for a reckoning today.

is set for a reckoning on Thursday when TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before a committee of House lawmakers.scrutiny

The prospect of a nationwide TikTok ban has escalated from a theoretical possibility to a serious policy consideration, drawing growing support in Washington, D.C. "Bans are only appropriate when there are no alternatives. But we do have an alternative," Chew will say.

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It looks like McCarthyism never left after watching the hearings!

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jon_mcmlvii Well there’s always GeoJam that will replace TikTok ,,, $JAM will 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 with no problem 100X $BTC $ETH $SHIB CRIPTO time to get 😎

Tiktok is NOT SAFE and a HUGE THREAT to national security

Not as dangerous as mainstream Media being branch of Dem. Party.

They should ask him to say Xi wears women’s underwear under his suit to prove he’s not owned by the CCP.

Times up over clown snap back to reality…

This is a no brainer - total ban on a Chinese CCP tracking app! How can anyone be so naive to think this is not an intelligence trap?

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