This is the first time a TikTok US executive will testify publicly in the US House since the company's Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal to split the US app from its global business. ByteDance has disclosed few details about the deal, and a hearing would allow lawmakers to ask questions about US President Donald Trump's role in brokering the split and Chinese involvement in the US app.

This is the first time a TikTok US executive will testify publicly in the US House since the company's Chinese owner, ByteDance, finalized a deal to split the US app from its…

Will Farrell, TikTok’s US chief security officer, will testify before the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on September 15.