- Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus defended TikTok as it faces accusations that it is a spyware tool for the Chinese government.
- It has been recently revealed that the Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance gave six-figure contributions to nonprofits aligned with the congressional Black and Hispanic Caucuses.
- The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute both received a $150,000 donation from ByteDance in December 2020.
- ByteDance made the donation while facing national security concerns and threats of a ban in the U.S. Read More