TikTok is facing a complete ban in the US over fears that China is using the app as a covert tool for spying and spreading propaganda. CEO Shou Chew will testify before Congress on Thursday, with members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee set to raise their concerns about how much access the Chinese government has to user data,

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will tell U.S. lawmakers Thursday that the company has never, and would never, share data from U.S. users with China or the Chinese Communist Party.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in testifying before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday is expected to reveal the Chinese-owned platform now has 150 million active users in the U.S.

TikTok's critics fear that its US user data could be passed on to China's government by the app and prompted growing calls to ban the app by US lawmakers.

At a Harvard Business Review conference earlier this month, where executives, professors and artists appeared for talks on corporate leadership and emotional intelligence, Shou Chew attempted to save his company.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress, marking his highest-profile speaking opportunity to date. He wants you to hear this message: TikTok is not a threat, and it has become too important to too many Americans to ban.