Lawmakers Urge ESPN CEO to End TikTok Sponsorships

Lawmakers Urge ESPN CEO to End TikTok Sponsorships
The TikTok logo is displayed at a TikTok office in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 20, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Two U.S. House representatives are calling on ESPN Chairman James Pitaro to drop Chinese-owned TikTok as a sponsor of NCAA college football events.

In a Jan. 9 letter (pdf) to the chairman, Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) express their concern over ESPN’s decision to have TikTok sponsor the halftime shows for recent NCAA bowl games, asking for further information about its decision-making process.
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