Congress grills TikTok's CEO about security of user data
Lawmakers hear from the CEO of TikTok as the threat that the app will be banned grows larger.
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TikTok's CEO faces a House panel on whether the app is a threat to national security
Ahead of a hearing with TikTok's CEO, NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan, who's on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, if TikTok should be banned in the U.S.