TikTok US chief security officer to testify before US House on September 15

TikTok US chief security ​officer Will Farrell ​will testify before a US House ​committee on September 15, according to a Congressional aide.

Farrell, who oversees "data privacy and cybersecurity" according to the company's website, ‌will answer ⁠questions ⁠from members of the US House Select Committee on ​China.

This is the first time a TikTok US executive will ​testify publicly in the US House since the company's Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal to ​split the US app from ⁠its global ‌business. ByteDance has disclosed few details ​about ​the deal, and a hearing would allow ⁠lawmakers to ask questions about US President ​Donald Trump's role in brokering the ​split and Chinese involvement in the US app.


The US enacted a law in 2024 requiring ByteDance to sell the app or see it shut in the country. The US Congress ‌passed the law after lawmakers expressed concerns that the company's management was beholden to ​the Chinese ​government, posing ⁠a national security risk.

The American-owned joint venture, known as TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, was established to avoid a US ban on the social media platform. The entity's three managing investors are cloud computing giant Oracle, private equity group Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX.

(Reporting by Courtney Rozen; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)