TikTok Works to Change Privacy Reputation as Regulators Loom

TikTok, the app that faces three congressional bills that could result in its restriction or ban in the US, is trying to take control of the narrative.

As part of efforts to prove that it’s not a “Trojan Horse” for the Chinese government, as one of the proposed bills describes it, TikTok is opening a Transparency and Accountability Center at its Los Angeles headquarters.

Policymakers and security experts are concerned about TikTok’s ownership by a Chinese company, ByteDance Ltd., and whether that connection could mean the government could access users’ data or influence the videos they see on their ...