NEW YORK—Two U.S. senators are asking TikTok to explain what they called “misleading or inaccurate” responses about how it stores and provides access to U.S. user data after recent news reports raised questions about how the Chinese-owned social media platform handles some sensitive information.
In a letter sent Tuesday to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) cited a report from Forbes that said TikTok had stored financial information of U.S. content creators who get paid by the company—including their Social Security numbers and tax IDs—on China-based servers.
