It is not often seen when Shou Zi Chew CEO of Tik Tok Will come out to give an interview to the media officially But from a conference called DealBook organized by the New York Times. It was Shou Zi Chew’s first appearance.
Shou Zi Chew, at 40, has an interesting career history, especially as the former chief financial officer of Hong Kong.Xiaomi and if going further back When I was still a student He had completed an internship atFacebook (Facebook) come with
But when stepping up to be the CEO of Tik Tok Shou Zi Chew Revealed to host Andrew Ross Sorkin, his job as CEO of TikTok is to be responsible for all strategic decisions.
At the same time, when Shou Zi Chew comes out to the public like this, there will surely be a question that cannot be asked, that is, about providing user personal information to governments that request it, especially on the side ofChinese government Shou Zi Chew knew that he would be asked this question.
Shou Zi Chew responded that TikTok takes these concerns seriously. Tik Tok has studied these concerns. It also works with the Foreign Investment Committee in the United States. to solve these problems together. Which in the past has solved the problem well
Chew goes on to say, At this time, as everyone knows, Tik Tok has launched a project called Project Texas This moves US user databases from Virginia and Singapore to a new cloud infrastructure developed and operated by the company.Oracle (Oracle) which only has a team in the United States to access this information.
Shou Zi Chew adds that the budget for Project Texas is very expensive and it is a challenge that TikTok has been working to address ever-present concerns.
In the section requesting user information from various governments, especiallybeijing chinese government Chew explains that no foreign government has so far requested user data. and if they really asked for it Tik Tok has only one sentence to give, which is no.
On the algorithmic side of Tik Tok which is widely discussed with the highlight of It recommends content directly based on the user’s instincts and interests. And users in China will be different. This is because groups of users interact differently.
Later, it was about buying a social media company like Twitter.Elon Musk According to Shou Zi Chew, Musk is a highly successful entrepreneur. But on Twitter, it’s too early to tell right now. with emphasis on Twitter as well In his view, the platform should be a priority in terms of reliability and security. This seems to be the complete opposite of Musk’s work on Twitter right now.
Chew concluded that So far, TikTok is the only platform that doesn’t accept political ads. including various forms of fundraising This is to prevent the use of the platform as a political advertisement and the dissemination of false information. In addition, political content is not suitable for Tik Tok’s guidelines and mission. which is a creative and happiness platform provider.
