TikTok's Growing Presence in the U.S. Raises Privacy Concerns and Government Scrutiny.

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer will testify before Congress on Thursday and reveal that the app has 150 million active users in the U.S. TikTok creators, including small business owners, entertainers, and activists, are planning to lobby Congress to prevent a ban on the app, arguing that it could bring financial hardship to Americans who rely on it to generate income. A recent poll showed that 49% of Americans support a TikTok ban, while 42% oppose it. TikTok has proposed hiring an American company to store the data of people in the U.S. who use the app to address national security concerns.