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U.S. Senators Think TikTok's CEO Lied to Congress

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U.S. Senators Think TikTok’s CEO Lied to Congress At least three US senators think TikTok’s CEO may have violated federal law. In recent letters, the lawmakers say Shou Zi Chew lied about the company’s data storage practices during a combative Congressional hearing earlier this year. The renewed focus on Chew’s wishy-washy answers follows a series of news reports which suggest Chinese TikTok and ByteDance employees, and even Chinese Community Party officials, had greater access to US user data than previously known. On Wednesday, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn from Tennessee sent a letter addressed…

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