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BBC OS: 2023/03/23 16:06 GMT: TikTok faces Congress

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TikTok showdown at Congress

2023/03/23 16:06 GMT

2023/03/23 16:06 GMT: TikTok faces Congress

TikTok faces Congress

BBC World Service - BBC OS, TikTok faces Congress

The future of one of the US's most popular apps could be shaped by a hearing in Washington

We'll hear reaction from the US as Congress grills TikTok's CEO over data privacy concerns and the safety of users. Our cyber reporter and correspondent in the US will be in conversation.

LGBT Africans who were forced to flee their home country in fear tell us about what life is like for them. It’s as Uganda’s parliament has passed a bill that may see people who identify as gay, lesbian or queer imprisoned for life. 

And we hear from the BBC's Jane Corbin who has just returned from Taiwan. There's growing international concern that China may invade the island state, which Beijing claims is a Chinese breakaway territory.

(Picture: TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew testifies before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. Credit: Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein)

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