TikTok CEO testifies before House committee amid potential U.S. ban.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday morning as his company fights to stave off a potential ban in the U.S. Chew plans to tell Congress that he strongly prioritizes the safety of users, particularly teens, and that TikTok will firewall U.S. user data from "unauthorized foreign access." TikTok has touted a complex plan known as Project Texas to help ease U.S. concerns over its ownership. The Biden administration has also thrown its support behind a new bipartisan Senate bill that would give the Commerce Department the power to ban TikTok in the U.S.