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TikTok backed out of a congressional committee\u2019s \u201cpublic roundtable\u201d set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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After negotiating \u201cin good faith\u201d to bring TikTok\u2019s chief security officer before the House Select Committee on China to answer questions about Chinese government access to Americans\u2019 data and the TikTok algorithm, Chair John Moolenaar (R-MI) said in a statement Thursday that the company reversed course. \u201cNow, TikTok is refusing to appear citing its own desire to avoid broader scrutiny of its child safety practices,\u201d Moolenaar wrote. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TikTok reneged on its commitment on August 27th, Moolenaar told Bloomberg<\/em> in an interview \u2014 a day after Meta reached its sweeping settlement<\/a> with state attorneys general and called on TikTok and YouTube to follow suit<\/a>. All three of those tech platforms still have many pending suits<\/a> focused on their child safety practices. \u201cThey claimed that in light of Meta\u2019s settlement with state attorneys general, they wouldn\u2019t be able to answer questions on child-safety issues,\u201d Moolenaar told Bloomberg<\/em>, even though he said the meeting was not set to focus on that topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey claimed that in light of Meta\u2019s settlement with state attorneys general, they wouldn\u2019t be able to answer questions on child-safety issues\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Moolenaar said in his statement that the committee would attempt to reschedule. \u201cWe will continue to work in good faith to protect the American people and ensure TikTok executives publicly address the Committee\u2019s questions regarding its operations and safeguards \u2013 consistent with the requirements of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act \u2013 before the end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The law Moolenaar references is the one that briefly banned TikTok from the US, before enforcement was repeatedly delayed by President Donald Trump. Ultimately, a deal to make its US service part of a new entity<\/a> closed in January, theoretically resolving the security issues the law cited. But lawmakers on the Select Committee had lingering concerns even after that happened. In a statement after the deal closed, Moolenaar said TikTok would need to answer questions about Chinese government influence on the algorithm and US data protection to the committee directly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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