Lawmakers urge TikTok ban in hearing with app's CEO - Axios
Chairwoman McMorris Rodgers led the hearing, asserting that ByteDance and TikTok are 'one and the same' and beholden to the CCP.

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, facing bipartisan hostility as lawmakers pushed for a ban over national security and data privacy concerns linked to China.
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