Lawmakers Raise Alarm Over TikTok’s Potential to Flood US Market With Slave Labor Goods

TikTok’s launch of a new shopping platform is causing concern among some U.S. lawmakers because of the prospect of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app flooding the U.S. market with the e-commerce business.

The TikTok logo is displayed at a TikTok office in Culver City, California on December 20, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—TikTok’s launch of a new shopping platform is causing concern among some U.S. lawmakers because of the prospect of the Chinese-owned video-sharing app flooding the U.S. market with the e-commerce business.

TikTok, owned by the Beijing-based tech giant ByteDance, is reportedly expanding its e-commerce business by introducing a new program in the United States as early as August.