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b'U.S. lawmakers have said that they are moving forward with a plan to ban TikTok, one of the most popular apps in the world. In hearings last week, Congress questioned TikTok\\u2019s C.E.O., Shou Zi Chew, about the platform\\u2019s addictive algorithm, its content, and whether it shares user data with the Chinese government. The hearings bore a resemblance to the questioning of Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook in 2018\\u2014not least because of the representatives\\u2019 incomprehension of how the technology works. This d\\xe9j\\xe0 vu raises questions: Why hasn\\u2019t anything been done to protect Americans\\u2019 data privacy? And is a ban the only way? Kyle Chayka, who wrote about Chew and his critics at the hearings, joins Tyler Foggatt for a conversation about what separates the real dangers of TikTok from alarmism and xenophobia.'