BARGTEHEIDE, GERMANY - MAY 03: (BILD ZEITUNG OUT) In this photo illustration, a TikTok App in the IOS App Store on May 03, 2021 in Bargteheide, Germany. (Photo by Katja Knupper/Die Fotowerft/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
  • In a Congressional hearing Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) got TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to admit that the Tik Tok app tracks users’ keystrokes.
  • Chew noted that other social media companies do the same thing. The difference is that unlike U.S.-based social media companies, Tik Tok is under the authority of the Chinese Communist Party and is not subject to U.S. laws or regulations.