{"id":1902766,"date":"2023-03-22T10:27:53","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-ceo-promises-congress-a-firewall-against-ccp-access\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T10:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:29:36","slug":"tiktok-ceo-promises-congress-a-firewall-against-ccp-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-ceo-promises-congress-a-firewall-against-ccp-access\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok CEO promises Congress a firewall against CCP access"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftiktok-ceo-promises-congress-a-firewall-against-ccp-access%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1902766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79331764\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"TikTok CEO goes on lobbying blitz as lawmakers consider banning popular app\"><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has been embarking on a lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill, meeting with lawmakers ahead of a high-stakes hearing next week where some are expected to push for a ban on the social media platform. Chew is expected to testify next Thursday before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where he will discuss the social media app\u2019s data privacy and security practices. The CEO has been reaching out to members for meetings and has met with everyone on the panel except for Rep. 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There are more than 150 million Americans who love our platform, and we know we have a responsibility to protect them.&#8221;\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Chew cited Project Texas, TikTok&#8217;s efforts to localize US user data by storing it in Oracle-owned servers moderated by local staff and kept out of reach of Chinese employees, to defend TikTok. Chew said $1.5 billion has already been put into the ongoing discussions with the government surrounding Project Texas.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        Members of Congress have proposed measures to restrict TikTok in the US, such as a bill to ban the app entirely by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and legislation by Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) to provide extra powers to the Commerce Department regarding analyzing foreign business deals if they pose security risks.\n    <\/p>\n<p>\n        TikTok has responded by increasing lobbying efforts. It is now the fourth-highest internet company when it comes to federal lobbying expenses, according to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan platform tracking political spending.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8216;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/tiktok-ceo-firewall-chinese-access\">&#8220;TikTok CEO promises Congress a firewall against CCP access&#8221;<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TikTok&#8217;s CEO will promise Congress that the company will maintain a firewall between U.S. user data and the Chinese Communist Party, an effort to stave off a ban on the app by increasingly skeptical legislators. 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