TikTok runs advertisements in Washington earlier than CEO testifies at Congress

Final week, folks conversant in the matter mentioned U.S. officers had informed TikTok’s house owners in China to promote their shares or danger a ban of the app within the U.S. The corporate says its plan—which options an unbiased oversight board and a partnership with Oracle Corp.—goes nicely past what different apps do to guard person safety.

“The easiest way to deal with considerations about nationwide safety is with the clear, U.S.-based safety of U.S. person information and methods, with sturdy third-party monitoring, vetting, and verification, which we’re already implementing,” TikTok spokeswoman Maureen Shanahan mentioned on the time.

TikTok lobbyists and safety executives have been assembly with each Republicans and Democrats in an effort to sluggish momentum for laws that would restrict the app’s operations within the U.S. The Biden administration has additionally rejected the corporate’s multilayered safety plan to guard US customers from Chinese language affect. 

Earlier this month, TikTok mentioned it is going to routinely impose a 60-minute time restrict for customers below age 18, an try and mitigate the app’s addictive nature and deal with considerations about its impression on teenagers.

—Bloomberg Information