TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew tried to allay mounting national security concerns about the Chinese-owned video app but encountered open hostility Thursday in his first appearance before Congress, a five-hour thrashing that underscored the popular app’s precarious future in the United States.
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TikTok faces uncertain future after 5-hour congressional thrashing
Biden administration officials acknowledge they do not have the legal authority to ban the popular app without congressional action, according to one person with knowledge of discussions
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Updated March 23, 2023 at 6:40 p.m. EDT|Published March 23, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. EDT