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WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) today are pressing TikTok on allowing China-based employees of its parent company, ByteDance, to access sensitive data belonging to American users. In a letter to TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew, the lawmakers request all documents and communications outlining the relationship between TikTok and ByteDance, as well as any of their data sharing, access, and storage practices. “We write to request documents and information regarding recent reports that TikTok allows China-based employees of its parent company, ByteDance, to...
