Despite these promises, lawmakers will probably question Chew extensively over TikTok’s connections to ByteDance and China, as well as whether the business can be relied upon to secure US users. During a recent hearing, lawmakers questioned TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas about the business’s staff headquartered in China but were angered by her argument that ByteDance was not a Chinese company. The future of TikTok in the US may be directly impacted by Chew’s responses to similar queries.
