TikTok Backs Out of US House Meeting to Avoid Kids Safety Questions
The company said child-safety litigation prevented its attendance as lawmakers sought answers on algorithm controls and data protections, officials said.
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Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions
TikTok backed out of a congressional committee's "public roundtable" set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said. After negotiating "in good faith" to bring TikTok's chief security officer before the House Select Committee on China to answer questions about Chinese government access to […]
TikTok backs out of US House meeting to avoid kids safety questions
TikTok dropped out of an upcoming meeting with the US House Select Committee on China on national security issues, saying it couldn't participate because of unrelated child-safety litigation, the leader of the panel said.
TikTok Backs Out of House Meeting to Avoid Kids Safety Questions
TikTok dropped out of an upcoming meeting with the House Select Committee on China on national security issues, saying it couldn’t participate because of unrelated child-safety litigation, the leader of the panel said.
TikTok cancelled a planned meeting with a committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, claiming that he could not answer questions about child safety due to ongoing litigation. The panel president argues that the decision avoided a meeting focused on Chinese influence, algorithm control, and data protection from U.S. users.
The image shows the logo of TikTok, the international version of the Douyin app. (LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)
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