From Washington: TikTok Raises Concerns On Capitol Hill

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🗓️ 25 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Lawmakers have long been skeptical of TikTok due to the platform's content and alleged ties to the Chinese government. This week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing in which TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew responded to questions posed by members of the House related to data privacy, harmful content, and national security. FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram speaks with FOX Business Washington Correspondent Grady Trimble to discuss their takeaways from the hearing, and the future of the app as lawmakers consider a possible ban. Tensions between the United States and Mexico have escalated recently after four Americans were kidnapped and two were killed by the Gulf Cartel. Lawmakers have been divided on how to handle issues relating to border security and the country's growing fentanyl crisis. Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) discusses the United States' future of working with Mexico, his reactions to the latest illegal border crossings, and legislation he introduced that would target cartels without labeling them terrorist organizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Saturday, March 25, 2023, I'm Chad Pergram.
0:08.2	The future of TikTok is uncertain as lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO in a congressional hearing
0:14.0	on how the app promotes Chinese influence in the U.S.
0:16.9	I think it's rare where you see this bipartisan consensus, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle
0:23.9	concerned not only with the app, but that the answers that they were getting just don't
0:29.0	address this question of national security.
0:32.1	I'm Jessica Rosenthal, add Mexico to the list of countries we have increasing tensions
0:36.8	with.
0:37.8	Some of the Republicans who've called for increased border security now want to go after drug
0:41.0	cartels with new tools.
0:42.6	The question is what sort of legislation could get through a divided Congress?
0:46.2	And nobody really wants to go unilateral.
0:47.9	You want to do this in a bilateral fashion with the Mexican government, which is how we
0:52.6	win.
0:53.6	You know, it's how we've done it in Colombia, it's how we've done it in the past with Mexico.
0:57.7	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington.
1:10.7	So great.
1:11.7	Good to be on with you here.
1:12.7	Tell us about this TikTok hearing.
1:14.2	I mean, this was a chaotic scene in the House of Representatives where they brought in the
1:18.8	TikTok CEO and he really did not impress many if any of the lawmakers during his testimony.
1:25.9	No, I haven't seen a single positive review of his performance.
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