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Can TikTok overhaul its image?

The red-hot video app TikTok has taken a beating from U.S. lawmakers and regulators over accusations that it is exposing America’s youth to Communist Party indoctrination and smuggling their data to Beijing’s servers. But in an interview with Raymond Zhong of the NYT, the company’s C.E.O., Alex Zhu, talked about how he was trying to assuage Washington’s fears.

No, TikTok does not censor videos that displease China, he said. And no, it does not share user data with China, or even with its Beijing-based parent company.

But it’s unclear how such assurances will be received in Washington. This may explain why there is a raft of other possibilities reportedly floating around at TikTok to help improve its reputation.

• In his NYT interview, Mr. Zhu did not rule out reorganizing TikTok as a separate company with a new board.