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World Business Report: First broadcast 23/03/2023 15:32 GMT : TikTok's CEO gives evidence to the US Congress

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TikTok CEO gives evidence to the US congress

First broadcast 23/03/2023 15:32 GMT 

First broadcast 23/03/2023 15:32 GMT : TikTok's CEO gives evidence to the US Congress

TikTok's CEO gives evidence to the US Congress

BBC World Service - World Business Report, TikTok's CEO gives evidence to the US Congress

There are fears that TikTok's owners will share data with the Chinese government

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is questioned by the US Congress over the app's relationship with China. The video hosting service is owned by Chinese company ByteDance.

TikTok's boss Shou Zi Chew faced a grilling by the US Congress over the safety of the social media app. TikTok is owned by Chinese company ByteDance and there are fears that the owners will share data with the Chinese government. The video hosting service has 150 million US users.

The European Commission has drafted a plan to allow the sales of new cars with internal combustion engines after 2035 if they run only on climate neutral e-fuels. This means carmakers could keep selling combustion engine vehicles after 2035, the date when a planned EU law is set to ban the sale of new CO2-emitting cars.

It is the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and its comes as cost of living has gone up around the world with food, fuel and gas prices up. Millions of Muslims around the world who are fasting are feeling the pinch of inflation.

(Picture: TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. Credit: EPA-EFE)

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