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Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions
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A U.S. congressional committee chair reported that TikTok declined an invitation to a public roundtable discussion, citing concerns about being questioned on child safety practices. The committee had sought to address issues related to potential Chinese government access to user data and the platform's safeguards for minors.
WHY IT MATTERS
The refusal highlights ongoing scrutiny over TikTok's data security and child protection policies amid broader concerns about its ties to the Chinese government.
TikTok backed out of a congressional committee's "public roundtable" set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said. After negotiating "in good faith" to bring TikTok's chief security officer before the House Select Committee on China to answer questions about Chinese government access to [โฆ]
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