TikTokers is protesting the US Congress against the app ban

A user group application TikTok They met today, Wednesday (22), to protest before United States Congress Against a possible ban on using the platform in the country.

Many organizations have banned the installation of the social network on official phones, such as the White House, the US House of Representatives – Brazil’s equivalent of the House of Representatives – and the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and State.

This action was taken in the US from December last year.

With banners and posters bearing phrases such as “My voice grows on TikTok,” “My teachings grow on TikTok” and “My art grows on TikTok,” protesters said the app is no different from other social networks that collect users’ information. .

The group, mostly teachers, artists and youth, said Congressmen should work to tighten privacy laws in the country.

Congress to ask TikTok executive

This Thursday (23), TikTok CEO Show Xiu will testify before the US Congress for the first time. The hearing will give lawmakers a rare opportunity to ask questions of the chief executive.

The expectation is that he will be questioned about user data and the risks they may represent to teenagers and children.

TikTok has 150 million users Most downloaded site in the world In the last three years.

The United States suspects that the Bite DanceThe company that owns TikTok with the Chinese government could put data on social network users in the US into the hands of officials in Beijing.

FBI Director Christopher A. US intelligence officials like Wray have warned that the Chinese government could use TikTok’s algorithm for “influence activities”.

To continue operating in the United States under the Byte Dance franchise, TikTok sought approval from a panel of federal agencies known as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, or CFIUS, for a project called Project Texas.

The plan outlines how the Chinese government would prevent TikTok from accessing US users’ data or interfering with content recommendations, with oversight from government-authorized officials and third-party auditors.

* With information from The New York Times

Source: ByteWriting