TikTok CEO Shou Chew had his first appearance before Congress on Thursday and the vitriol he faced from lawmakers was matched only by the vitriolTikTokusers have for lawmakers that simply do not understand how social media works. Chew's hearing, which lasted for more than five very long hours...
TikTok has hit back, responding that the bans would “do nothing to advance cybersecurity” and “are based on unfounded falsehoods about TikTok.” It touts “Project Texas,” its initiative to wall off its U.S. user data from the rest of the company by placing it under t...
Yet, while watching the hearing with TikTok and Snapchat execs on Tuesday, some Senators, namely Republicans, lost the plot and were back to bickering over their old partisan pet issues. With many issues facing children and these social media platforms, Republican Senators like Ted Cruz used ...
Apple and Chinese app TikTok failed to send representatives to a U.S. congressional hearing convened to delve into Chinese influence on the wider tech industry and consumer data, a move that drew swift condemnation from senators eager to draw ties between large firms and the Asian na...
Hawley invited both Apple and Chinese social media app TikTok to deliver testimony at the upcoming session. While TikTok said it plans to make a top aide available at a later date, Apple did not comment on its decision to skip the hearing. ...
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The panel hearing the case in U.S. District Court in Maryland said the state must redraw the 6th Congressional District's lines using "traditional criteria for redistricting," showing regard for "natural boundaries." "Partisan gerrymandering is noxious, a cancer on our demo...
Congress released Mark Zuckerberg's prepared testimony ahead of his Wednesday hearing, in which Zuckerberg concedes that Facebook was "too slow to spot and respond to Russian interference" during the 2016 election. We've got the details on how to live-st
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video conference during the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on Online Platforms and Market Power in the Rayburn House office Building, July 29, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Graeme Jennings/Getty ...
for his company’s failure toprotect user information. It was the first of two back-to-back appearances for the executive this week. The first took place before the joint hearing of the Senate judiciary and commerce committees, and on Wednesday, Zuckerberg is testifying in front of the House...