are concerns about connections with the state. let s hear from the chair of this committee. of this committee. engaged citizens are of this committee. engaged citizens are welcome of this committee. engaged citizens are welcome and - of this committee. engaged citizens are welcome and a - of this committee. engaged - citizens are welcome and a valuable part of the political process. i do want to remind the guests in the audience that the chair is obliged under the house rules and the walls of the committee to maintain order and preserve decorum in the committee room. i know we have deep feelings on these issues and that we all may not agree on everything. but i ask that we abide by these full sun to be respectful of our audience members, ourviewers be respectful of our audience members, our viewers and eyewitnesses. the chair appreciates the audience s corporation in maintaining order, as we have a full discussion on these important the chair recognises herself for five minutes fo
compel compel companies like tiktok to compel with sharing data with its government, through coercion. a chinese government, through coercion. a chinese communist government could require chinese communist government could require tiktok to compromise device security, require tiktok to compromise device security, maliciously access american security, maliciously access american user data, promote pro communist propaganda and undermine american interests. disinformation campaigns could be launched disinformation campaigns could be launched by the chinese communist government through tiktok, which has already government through tiktok, which has already become rife with misinformation and disinformation, illegal misinformation and disinformation, illegal activities and hate speech. a recent illegal activities and hate speech. a recent report found that 20% of tiktok a recent report found that 20% of tiktok search results on prominent news tiktok search results on promi
journalists, both digital activity and movement through tiktok. we also know that many of your employees still report directly to beijing. internal recordings with there is a back door for china to access user data across the platform. your employees said, quote, everything is seenin employees said, quote, everything is seen in china. a gateway to spy is not the only way. , not the only way that tiktok and bike dance can do the bidding of the ccp. china s help to do events and people, it wants the world to forget. this exposes ccp torture of uyghur muslims. the facts show that bike dance is beholden to the ccp and bike dance and tiktok are one and the same. tiktok also targets are children. the algorithm is a tool for tiktok to own their attention and prey on
tiktok doesn t harm our innocent children or that your ties to the chinese communist party through bike dancesis chinese communist party through bike dances isjust a myth. we are not buying it. in fact, when you celebrate the 115 million american users on tiktok, it illustrates and emphasises the urgency for congress to act. that is 115 million americans that ccp can collect sensitive information on and control what we ultimately see, hear and believe. tiktok has repeatedly been caught in the lie that it does not answer to the ccp through bike dance. today the ccp s laws require chinese companies like bike dance to spy chinese companies like bike dance to spy on their behalf. that means any chinese company must glance the ccp access is a design feature. right now, bike dance is under litigation by the dj force availing american
again, madam chair, for having this very important hearing. very important hearing. a witness toda is very important hearing. a witness today is shou very important hearing. a witness today is shou zi very important hearing. a witness today is shou zi chew, very important hearing. a witness today is shou zi chew, chief- today is shou zi chew, chief executive officer of tiktok. we are recognised for five minutes. thank ou. chair recognised for five minutes. thank you. chair rogers, recognised for five minutes. thank you. chair rogers, ranking - recognised for five minutes. thank you. chair rogers, ranking member up alone, you. chair rogers, ranking member up alone, members of the committee, thank alone, members of the committee, thank you alone, members of the committee, thank you for your time. i am shou zi chew thank you for your time. i am shou zi chew and thank you for your time. i am shou zi chew and i thank you for your time. i am shou zi chew and i am from singa