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Our CEO, Shou Chew, shares a special message on behalf of the entire TikTok team to thank our community of 150 million Americans ahead of his congressional hearing later this week.

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Hi everyone, it's Shou here.

I'm the CEO of TikTok.

I'm here in Washington DC today and I have some news and updates to share with everyone here.

Today, I'm super excited to announce that more than 150 million Americans are on TikTok.

That's almost half of the US coming to TikTok to connect, to create, to share, to learn, or just to have some fun.

This includes five million businesses that use TikTok to reach the customers and the majority of these are small and medium businesses.

Now these numbers are amazing and I'm so thankful to all of you and the 7,000 TikTok employees in the US who are helping us build

this incredible community in America and around the world.

Now this comes at a pivotal moment for us.

Some politicians have started talking about banning TikTok.

Now this could take TikTok away from all 150 million of you.

I'll be testifying before Congress later this week.

To share all that we're doing to protect Americans using the app and deliver on our mission to inspire creativity and bring joy.

Let me know in the comments what you want your elected representatives to know about what you love about TikTok.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew announces that over 150 million Americans and five million businesses now use the platform, supported by 7,000 U.S. employees. Addressing growing discussions among politicians about a potential nationwide ban, Chew notes that he will testify before Congress to explain the company's measures to protect American users and maintain its mission. He concludes by asking the community to voice what they value about the app so their representatives can understand TikTok's impact.

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