“Ahead of today’s much-anticipated testimony from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in the United States House of Representatives, the embattled tech company conducted a courtroom press on Capitol Hill. This included paying to bring TikTok influencers face-to-face with legislators, staffers and journalists in their home state, and to share their journey with their collective audience of roughly 60 million followers.” Wired reports.
“TikTok covered travel, hotels, meals, and shuttle rides to and from the Capitol for dozens of influencers, according to the creators and the company itself. Each social media star was also invited to bring an asset—whether they flew in from Oklahoma, jumped the Acela from New York, or drove in from their home in suburban Washington.”
