For nearly five hours, Congress members of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew over concerns about the platform's risks to minor safety, data privacy, and national security for American users. The Wall Street Journal reported that China has stated that it will act to stop the forced sale of TikTok, Chew was pressed on how involved China—and the CCP—might be in TikTok operations and whether he thought China had the power to stop a sale. ”Perhaps Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) summed up the disappointing hearing best when he told Chew, “This hasn’t been a fun day” for TikTok or for Congress