TikTok Head of Trust and Safety responds to concerns about national data security, parent company

Suzy Loftus, Head of Trust and Safety for TikTok USDS, spoke at Prairie Patch Farm in Cedar Rapids during a TikTok Sparks Community event. Loftus spoke about safety features in the app for teens and parents and Iowa-based content creators shared their first-hand experiences using the app. During the event, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) released a statement about TikTok and its parent company ByteDance. Loftus responded to the statement and concerns about the future of the social media platform in the U.S. (Bailey Cichon/The Gazette)