{
  "id": 5394865,
  "title": "Congressman says TikTok backed out of a meeting to avoid child safety questions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/congressman-says-tiktok-backed-out-of-a-meeting-to-avoid-child-safety",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:37:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/policy/989769/tiktok-house-committee-china-kids-online-safety"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "TikTok backed out of a congressional committee's \"public roundtable\" set for this month over concerns it would be asked about child safety practices, the chair of the committee said. After negotiating \"in good faith\" to bring TikTok's chief security officer before the House Select Committee on China to answer questions about Chinese government access to […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}