TikTok defends itself against accusations of Chinese influence

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On Thursday, TikTok fired back after weeks of attacks from Congress over the company’s ties to the Chinese government. In a blog post, TikTok maintained that it doesn’t censor content critical of the Chinese government, and that none of its operations are subject to Chinese law.
On Wednesday, senior senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) penned a letter to US intelligence officials asking that they investigate TikTok, which is own