TikTok hearing: Company building “firewall” to seal off US data from foreign access, CEO says | FULL

Testifying before the U.S. Congress on Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told lawmakers the company is building what he called a “firewall” that would seal off U.S. data from foreign access.
He said that TikTok is in the process of deleting legacy U.S. data from servers in Virginia and Singapore, which he expects to be completed by the end of the year.
Chew said he doesn’t believe ownership by the Chinese-based company ByteDance “is the issue here” and questioned the track record of American social media giants on data privacy.
“I mean look at Facebook - and Cambridge Analytica. Just one example,” he said.
Shou Zi Chew’s testimony comes at a crucial time for the company, which has acquired 150 million American users but is under increasing pressure from U.S. officials. TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have been swept up in a wider geopolitical battle between Beijing and Washington over trade and technology.
TikTok has been dogged by claims that its Chinese ownership means user data could end up in the hands of the Chinese government or that it could be used to promote narratives favourable to the country’s Communist leaders.
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[@sunsunbeam367]

they wanted to make him look bad but they just ended up making themselves look like idiots

[@rayvibesonly]

exactly.....

[@martincornejo7273]

Not in the eyes of youtube meat riders 😭

[@ltfan8065]

If tick-tock is bad for American why it’s popular to millions of people who are suppressed of freedom of speech and humanity right to choose their own destiny !😎🤥😄

[@Sara0612]

Couldn't be more agree 💯

[@mini.universe]

So true 😅

[@dekyne3227]

i feel embarrassed that these are the fossils that represent the US

[@nickmccabe1910]

@@aa-0731 probably bc he lives here and it’s actually scary seeing these ppl in charge of our country

[@dekyne3227]

@@aa-0731 not Chinese Canadian

[@big_boi_josh2766]

Don’t worry cause in 20yearsTikTok kids will be running the country😮‍💨

[@NM-pn2bc]

Chinese Troll Alert!!!

[@mikealmanza8396]

That's funny because they actually knew you would say that and did say you would say that in the hearing.

[@lumynxx]

Im so glad this was made public. Another example of failed parenting of a generation and how unprofessional and rude congress is.

[@NM-pn2bc]

Chinese Troll Alert!!!

[@ShimejiSimulation]

@@NM-pn2bc Penguinz0 isn't a "Chinese Troll" account and said something very similar.

[@NM-pn2bc]

@@ShimejiSimulation The account is definitely a paid CCP troll account. I'm pretty sure of it.

[@mikasa1279]

You really don't understand how much information Tik Tok steals?

[@jovimathews]

I remember during my parents' days when they had to use a second language to gossip in the office. In today's society, we may even speak in Queen's English in front of our CEO at board meetings without him understanding a single word!!! 🤭

[@jiaheinfo1818]

The congress should treat this handsome polite man with the same respect that Mr Chow showed them. The actual hearing does look like this, they even didn't give him the enough time to defend himself and finish his statement. The congress even don't know some basic technical knowledge, but they were representing the US to question the CEO of the famous Internet company. What a joke.

[@katevarel6333]

Exactly we shout for not to put on 5:44 politics everything.

[@THEDARKNESS890]

How do these people even get into congress

[@NguyenkeBuu1965]

Mrs Cammack stop pointing your finger at me . You’re rude .

[@budiarifin4535]

𝕊𝕦𝕕 𝕓𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕦𝕤𝕒

[@pclum2000]

强盗行为， 毫无证据的诬陷，重伤，毫无底线的诽谤

[@doyteo2476]

He should be complimented for being able to keep a straight face

[@AmmuBarkunta]

Nadi Nirmal Jilla kundala mandal andhakur

[@AmmuBarkunta]

Vipul Sudha

[@AmmuBarkunta]

Gana ka Poland

[@valentinethelover]

can we PLEASE stop electing people that know NOTHING about technology 💀

[@THERESLDITTO]

EXACTLY

[@THERESLDITTO]

"does TikTok access my wifi?"

[@0.-.-]

@@THERESLDITTO actually it kinda does

[@xxbatman69xx98]

@@0.-.- Someone basically said does TikTok access my wifi to use wifi features lol.

[@yang.l7849]

Truth❤😊

[@anittebzniehznieh2939]

Sorry, but the most intelligent person in the room is Mr. Chew.

[@arysipayung201]

Definitely!

[@doyteo2476]

For sure lol😅

[@AbdiNegassa]

Yes

[@Miraclehealings7355c9b]

The most manipulative spy guy in the room is the CCP's right hand man!!,

[@stephaniewong994]

💯💯💯

[@Tylerr64]

I feel bad for the CEO that he had to deal with all this stupidity

[@color2653]

This is not stupidity it's reality.

[@meaw2m19]

He would have to deal with stupidity from another government too.

[@AmericanFUBAR33]

That CEO gets all your personal information and transmit it back to China.

[@fengchangshui1400]

@@AmericanFUBAR33 prove it

[@jovimathews]

I remember during my parents' days when they had to use a second language to gossip in the office. In today's society, we may even speak in Queen's English in front of our CEO at board meetings without him understanding a single word! 🤭

[@jungl3ist]

Man i m really interested in the team who prepped mr Shou Zi Chew and in their method. To be this patient and clear minded is truly astonishing.

[@hyc1266]

He has nothing to hide and he know what these senators trying to lead him. A Chinese CEO is much smarter than those lying senators who have blood all over their hands and bodies.

[@solowingpixy8190]

He might be worth billions or millions but he came off as normal person with a 1000Xs more restraint.

[@baby334455]

Americans should follow North Korea..shut down the whole country from the internet, then all your personal information and secrets will not be all over the internet for the CCP to probe😅

[@digvijaymahawar8491]

Yes they are media trained. They are like actors. They control all the information, they know what things people like. Watch the full video, a lot of good questions has been asked. People are only focusing on some bad things.

[@kianmingyeo3355]

Mr. Chew , We in Singapore is so proud of you.

[@chickennugget9443]

We in Singapore ARE proud of you🎉

[@binhdinh6687]

naah he from china.

[@dodoko9796]

@@binhdinh6687Can't agree, but you should be proud that at least he's not from america

[@Steve-po6ev]

@@binhdinh6687 He is just the CEO of an overseas branch hired by a Chinese parent company. He happens to belong to the same race as the Chinese, but this only shows that his ancestors came from China, just like the ancestors of white Americans came from Europe.

[@azaharsafahan1607]

As a Sarawakian...can i tumpang proud of Mr Chew?

[@Franckystudios]

I'm embarrassed. That was not a hearing. That was a witch trial.

[@VoThienLuan-q6c]

Hay 👏👏👏

[@NguyenNgocKhue-x8z]

Hấp dẫn! 💪📢

[@musicbeyondwithboushra]

You said it perfectly!

[@mugdhaghatage7347]

What about Facebook and Instagram? Don't they invade privacy or gather data of people?

[@mobo8933]

but they're American so its alright lol

[@ethanbolen4425]

@@mobo8933 i mean fair point but better americans having that info than the enemy ( im not american)

[@edward-helloworld]

Do you believe that China just wanted to world peace and they don’t want to lead the world?

[@hunterphung3638]

FB and instagram is not own by CCP. Why CCP owns tiktok? CCP owns tiktok to control what America can see and hear. Ban tiktok is a good thing for US.

[@sharingfamspace3156]

Just politics being played by the not even the sharpest people😂 They hate the numbers vs their own apps

[@latte785]

im getting second hand embarrassment from this. these are really the people who represent our country?

[@VoThienLuan-q6c]

Tuyệt vời! 👌🎉

[@latte785]

@@VoThienLuan-q6c ok

[@Ruby-xp7pm]

unfortunately yes... and they keep shocking you everyday

[@calebkai706]

I hope they read all these comments

[@bhavanijanakiram1116]

I am too, and I am not even American

[@jeremyxu8155]

I truly admired Mr. Chew for his composure throughout the hassling session, which lasted almost five hours.

[@BùiThịNa-m3j]

Almost 5 hours continuously dealing with this? I do not take any side but I admire of how the CEO is doing.

[@meryl_naturepie27]

five hours，one has to be physically or mentally strong. What a grill

[@ShadowPuppet394]

By the way, TikTok asked me for A LOT less personal information than any meta company

[@wills242]

It’s safest for a dog’s owners to hold its papers. Even for the dog.

[@CaptainPlanet007]

CCP 🇨🇳 TROLLS 👏🏼

[@deadpoetxociety]

@@CaptainPlanet007shadow puppet lol

[@ShadowPuppet394]

@@deadpoetxociety I'm confused. Lol

[@mikasa1279]

They don't have to ask.

[@ShadowPuppet394]

Mr. Chew, I can't believe you're keeping a straight face. I'm proud of your composure. I'd laugh in their face. You should, because we are.

[@mikealmanza8396]

Americans so easily fooled.

[@ShadowPuppet394]

@@mikealmanza8396 What?

[@bigcat27vlog47]

Almost American products are made in china apples Nike named it😂😂😂

[@bigcat27vlog47]

Parent’s responsibilities to check their children

[@leiwong4397]

A : I can answer this question. B: No you cant.

[@46Savagelover]

C: no time for answer 😅

[@Gavin_Troy]

I really feel speechless for the CEO of TikTok. He has to deal with these stupid things and people every day while being so busy.

[@StudyX_GPT]

No, because TiktTok of CN...!

[@yuechangfr]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ 你说的太对了

[@yuechangfr]

❤❤❤❤❤很喜欢你哦

[@yuechangfr]

😂😂😂😂😂😂希望你们可以弄个中文翻译。谢谢🙏

[@tangwaithong3161]

​@@StudyX_GPT now tell me what wrong with CN lol after all we human not live in same planet? 😂😂😂

[@sameerauoc]

A lot to learn from CEO 🙌

[@angelguidance6]

They wanted to tear him apart, especially the old lady. Mr Chew is so courageous and become a superstar

[@rouguvhaseetheworldd]

Patience is King

[@thaonguyen-pv1or]

I don't use TikTok but I like this CEO.

[@ralfliebe3604]

me, too

[@pespocolombia]

Yeah, I hate TikTok with a passion, but to say this hearing is embarrassing is me being kind.

[@heavyrain8821]

I deleted the app because the app always recommend local boring videos which i don’t like therefore I delete it .

[@meryl_naturepie27]

I don't either, but a lot to learn from this young man

[@RajendranRajendran-rj2lx]

Respected❤sir❤tiktok🌹iamiovely🌹apersation❤nextepeerid❤iamok❤respected🌹ceo❤️sirrespectefull🌹yours🌹iiovely❤nationalleeder❤congrajilation❤sir❤

[@Guozhenjun]

why can't they wait until the guy finish his sentence?

[@hy4970]

Because it is a demonstration of government power, they are not interested in the answers. More likely, they are busy expressing their own views.

[@mrbenjinow]

When Asians speak English, especially when speaking fluent English, they’re more often than not interrupted prematurely if the conversation partner is Caucasian. How’s that for a hypothesis of interest to social psychologists perhaps?

[@aspiringgreatness]

​@mrbenjinow This is truly a response I would imagine the Chinese government to give, to further poison the well.

[@Guozhenjun]

@@aspiringgreatness🤣 do you presume I am for China Gov? LOL

[@malikarao3520]

Because otherwise they filibuster. They run around the question and never answer it. They’ve been schooled and prepped.

[@sh116erry]

A perfect example of showing the meaning of GROUP BULLY

[@l.b.861]

Parents responsibility and self awareness plays a big role as well. My parents were very strict when it comes to social media and technology. I hated them for that, but being an adult now, i really appreciate all their efforts 🙏🏼

[@sibusisosihiya9779]

Another it detrimental for childs to an access for social networks.Besides Safty etc ,but they will be exposed to the inappropriate mentality

[@Joannaabc]

oh my god, they never let him finish his talk. What is the point for this if you not even let ppl talk?

[@johnnyyang38]

I think because of the time limits them for questioning him

[@longkiv6319]

Time limit

[@pandalam7535]

The Congress looks like elderly home to me

[@juliannelagura3356]

ONG

[@AdrianTori-kc4mn]

You’ll get there

[@quinones903]

I was born here and i experience this arrogance even in a doctors office only foreigners treat us well most of them

[@julietfarrow7063]

A very smart well composed a person ready for any battle what a gentleman..

[@hellojennifer520]

These yes or no answers that they are seeking is just them trying to lead Mr. Chew to criminal offense. In a way they may be trying to premeditate a crime upon Mr. Chew because they won't even let him expand his own answers. You are only allowed to say "yes." If you say "no" they would say he is lying? Wow... They should really be embarrassed and be ashamed of themselves on how they carried themselves in court!!

[@denimgurung1726]

Right Jennifer ❤

[@xxbatman69xx98]

Agreed

[@tw8725]

Can not agree more.

[@sharontay7482]

You‘re right Jennifer, shame on them the biggest bully.

[@MichaelTJin-ee5go]

In Singapore, Tiktok is banned for under thirteen.!!! Wow, we American is really something in the world, Everybody has the right to hold a gun. (We Are the most Mature) Can you see the difference ?

[@npcimknot958]

It’s like the solution is so simple.. but ya let’s punish everyone.. cause you know the american gov is not going to abuse the info they have on the american citizens like they already do.. like its so dumb.. even with no tiktok.. fb and google etc have already been found guilty of feeding teens negative stuff to make poeple depressed so they would stay on the platform.. The media is just propaganda.. you don’t need TikTok’s.. America is doing a fine job destroying itself

[@lucktian5658]

it's rude to interrupt the CEO when he is speaking. they are attacking him obviously

[@mikealmanza8396]

Captain obvious here. This is actually quite polite compared to how the Chinese Communist Party resolves democratic issues.

[@meemac4709]

Perhaps, they need to read their speeches to avoid, ending like Cotton.

[@abololikesgames6713]

They probably forgot to put their hearing aids on

[@jemaldrame1123]

Omg what’s wrong with you all! A lot respect for Mr. Chew his a such self controlled person how he’s clear with his answers and thoose people making Americans shame

[@HepiMoni]

This video popped out on my feeds. What a disgusting hearing 🤮. I couldn’t continue watching it after less than 30 minutes. If I could say, I’d say this is not a court hearing but a torture hearing. I don’t have TikTok account but I have empathy to the poor CEO. Those questions are idiots and not even a yes & no questions only. Mr Chew, please hire a spoke person to answer them on behalf of TikTok so that you can do your important tasks in your office 😂 take care bro.. GBU

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Amazon Fire Wal Mart

[@aijuansong4587]

I absolutely agree with you!!! Those idiots are wasting the valuable time of the CEO with real expertise!

[@HepiMoni]

@@NazriB I am wondering why the government don’t dismiss guns law

[@abualbushribrahimhusseinmohame]

lol I could't watch up to that time

[@privatemalone1358]

Why is the ceo appearing before the committee when they are already saying - whatever you say, we do not believe. 🤦

[@AL-le7nz]

Coz it's just show time for those congressmen and that's what exactly they want.

[@baoge4591]

b/c the ceo of tiktok has yet to present something favorable to congress on matters they can agree upon. Don't you know the saying? "Guilty until proven innocent."

[@Adevine369]

What any of u read the terms and conditions … all pages ?

[@peterwestwood1702]

"how do you explain quantum mechanics, yes or no"

[@xxbatman69xx98]

Right. They ask him questions that can’t be answered with a yes or no but expect him to anyways then decide to be rude af when he tries to explain.

[@sipho.tography]

​@@xxbatman69xx98 these are the people we look up to....

[@UnitedStatesofAmerica.858]

😂😂😂

[@poisonbullets7590]

Basically this hearing lmfao😂😂😂😂

[@hoangtieuha9896]

😂😂😂

[@tlc20930]

"This is a complex topic." "YES or NO!?" I have zero faith in our government.

[@xxbatman69xx98]

Same. They ask questions that aren’t a yes or no question, then decide to be a jerk when he tries to explain something.

[@jampheldhondup8689]

If you have zero faith in US govt. Then, go somewhere else. May be China. You will know how much faith you can gain 😂

[@123happybanana]

Those people need to do more homework/research before they ask questions.

[@hyc1266]

The US senators are not about truth but to lie and accuse without evidence. "We cheat, we lie, we steal".

[@the_lord7961]

Fr, one guy asked if tik tok accesses wifi

[@Zhuangyue-bc3eq]

It's incredible that the world-famous United States would ask such a question. Is this still the country I pursue?😢

[@shijieyu-xh1px]

四十年前是

[@gladstoneh9170]

I cannot believe this is USA….

[@ratri6110]

I wish Chinese Congress and other countries perliament should take similar type of action against US based company.

[@justsliming1487]

They should start with apple😂

[@jackyu7089]

US social apps are simply not allowed in China. 😅😅

[@lyool]

@@jackyu7089 允许的😂

[@HYu-zr3pc]

Where does Apple store Chinese users data?

[@shuoshuoxi9527]

most of US apps are basically banned in China... because this app contains some forbidden information in Chinese Internet, like assets of officers, inside job of government, the only real party in China thinks it will bring some uncertainty and the transparency itself is a disaster.

[@meganleecy4658]

LOL what an embarrassment!!! I have no doubt why the empire going down so quickly! Look at the quality of these people in the congress!! CEO has such a high EQ for not laughing in 5 hours!! Amazing!

[@thebestkoi]

Mr. Shou is so calm!! Cool guy 🥰

[@RockBarnes]

He is a good comrade.

[@Ruby-xp7pm]

I think our congress member should spend some of our tax money on their education instead of puting it all in their pocket

[@Mr.Armandolu]

I don't think this was a legitime hearing, he was outnumbered, wasn't provided with enough time to answer the question or defend himself, not to mention the conductor of this hearing lacks blatantly of impartiality

[@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un]

Wait so you expect a hearing by a government to be 1:1 ratio or its not fair? lol

[@calebkai706]

I wonder who even elected the chair.

[@ChristaArts]

He is up against some nasty snakes! 🙏🏼🐍🐍💰

[@cheenangng4050]

But snakes are smart.

[@zhengpinghu]

This is not "Hearing" but "Interrogation" or "Court Guilty verdict"! The whole purpose is to shove a fire sale "offer" down to TikTok's throat!

[@brandynnolen921]

Yeah and they want to catch him in a “lie”. They make it known that lying to them is a crime, but humans make mistakes and there’s so much pressure in that room. He can’t be expected to fully understand everything being thrown at him immediately in the moment and say yes or no to everything they ask. It might seem wishy washy or double minded or in the dark or whatever but in court rooms or in public government rooms you have to be careful not to say something that can be taken out of context and criminalized. I believe in let your yay be yay and nay be nay but that’s if there is actually a yes or no. There’s times where there’s no a clear cut answer because you don’t know everything because you’re human.

[@mikealmanza8396]

False...a proxy war with China is imminent if not inevitable. This hearing was an opportunity for Tik Tok to choose what economy it chooses to back moving forward and they made their choice. We cant risk national security for Americans favorite app. Nor should we allow them to have one foot standing with the Chinese Communist Party as well as with U.S. democracy when the economic welfare of either is at stake. I feel this conversation is beyond most Americans capacity as they have been groomed to hate their country emboldened via social media. This crosses into mass psychology, herd mentality & crowd psychology to which psychological warfare and creating dissent among and within American patriotism has been waged since the early years of social media.

[@高鎂芳]

年輕人不錯帥氣英明有膽量。一個人应付那麼多人辯論，談得双方都合順有尊重💪

[@rouguvhaseetheworldd]

堪比諸葛亮舌戰群儒

[@AdrianTori-kc4mn]

Don’t judge a book by its cover,

[@PingZhang-ef9io]

As a Chinese, I would like to say that these bad videos also exist on Chinese social networks. In fact, sometimes the problem is not the network itself, but the user. The problem is with certain people, not certain countries. Why does everything have to be about politics!

[@zilanqin3322]

why a company produces 2APPs but one don’t allow chinese to use it? what are they fear of speaking?

[@LeoChen-qt6en]

Because of the Chinese specific law

[@PingZhang-ef9io]

@@zilanqin3322 You still don't understand what I mean. Because each country's laws are different, some places steal an apple to prison for 5 months, some places steal an apple to prison for 5 years, the constraints on people are different. But there are always people stealing apples everywhere.

[@AdrianTori-kc4mn]

Muy bien amigo .

[@ng8si]

This is a joke. Meta has been spying on you for a decade and sharing that with Google etc. Also none of these people knew what they were asking and seemed to ramble rather than ask questions…

[@mikasa1279]

Yeah, but what does Tik Tok do with that data?

[@Redstripe921]

Meta and google is not the goverment

[@junyin5950]

@@mikasa1279 The data is overseen by Americans, the data is stored in the United States, the code is transparent. Can meta do that? tiktok did it

[@mikasa1279]

@@junyin5950 What if the CCP demands a person's information? Some of this information is stored in data centers that aren't in States. There might be more security risks with Tik Tok, Jun.

[@robbynellis4764]

Do they really expect him to know every detail about every tiny facet of TikTok? They tell him he can’t lie then want him to commit to saying not a single employee in a company that employs THOUSANDS doesn’t work for another company? And, they act outraged when he refuses to commit the company to entire policies?! He has to answer to a board. He can’t go around making serious company-changing commitments on his own. They went into this with a predetermined outcome in mind, and their “expectations” were designed to make him seem unreasonable when really, they were the unreasonable ones. Ridiculous.

[@igibon8]

The most investment in TikTok is from China. The worst enemy US has to face in modern history. No only Covid19 kills millions of Americans but also China is planning on taking over the world. Who has been ridiculous now?

[@RichRocketMan]

Despite the truth in your comment, the big picture is very clear. Companies domiciled in autocracies must and will do the bidding of the govt/party leaders. If they don't, their company could be destroyed, taken over, or employees/CEO and/or their families go missing. This is the hard truth. As ridiculous as the "set up" was, the predetermined outcome must be enforced.

[@christopherboisvert6902]

Yes, he is the CEO, he should know every detail about TikTok.

[@baoge4591]

xD That's what he gets paid for @Quarlain E. At least his demeanor shows that he's well trained on how to talk in front of the media and the US congress. The point is, if you get paid an explicative amount of money, say $75 Billion, wouldn't you have to know the ins and outs of your company and how it operates? Chew indefinitely has quite the career from Goldman Sachs, Xiaomi, Byte Dance, and now the CEO of TikTok.

[@27forlife]

@@christopherboisvert6902 i don't think you understand what hierarchy of power means, every one has there on task in a company let alone a company that has thousands of employees, you can't expect a single person to know everything.

[@nathanoppa]

This chair is awful. Literally disgusting for a) lying and acting like they are true and b) not let Shou reply to any of her lies. I'm so disgusted that these people represent the US.

[@klom15thailand]

ChinaGov should stop blinding your eyes first

[@Adelberthk]

The chair looks like a witch on her face. 👽

[@NM-pn2bc]

Chinese Troll Alert!!!

[@mayonia7174]

@@NM-pn2bc you have been spamming this over and over you must be so tired 😭😭

[@NM-pn2bc]

@@mayonia7174 I would admit to being tired if you are willing to say that you're a CCP sympathizer.

[@betabot.]

WHAT about KZbin ... SO MANY SCAM ads for INDIA

[@quinones903]

That's what I said alot of companies sell our information and lots of people call us with scam calls and they not from tiktok. This is all political.

[@youroop]

The biggest irony is this hearing actually made Americans believe in tictok more than they used to. It only made them more sympathetic to this young ceo getting attacked by those hyenas surrounding him one by one.. 😂😂😂

[@dadada00099]

😂问题 你能保证你百分百吃饭不噎着吗？😂

[@gavrielshemesh7825]

@Kevin to the credit of roop r, he is looking mighty fine for his age

[@christmasever_santagogo]

Very good metaphor

[@youroop]

@@aa-0731 who told you that. The same people that said Iraq had WMD. I am not sure if you just started to listen to them. But let me burst one bubble for you. The politicians lie. Most of the Fvcking time. The only reason they are angry with tictok is because they have to show they care about us. This is the easiest way to do it. Fvck health care Fvck universal background check for guns Fvck free education in colleges Let's invite this 40 year old guy and attack him for everything that's happening. That will satisfy the amuricans and guess what. It does satisfies maximum people.

[@NM-pn2bc]

Chinese Troll Alert!!!

[@guitar7242]

MR.SHOU he is so smart for answering the questions.

[@gloriaiuc]

I honestly admire how calm and composed CEO Chew managed to remain throughout this whole bullying fest like the USA is a monstrosity of evil

[@water.w]

Mark

[@sardog1966]

Communist bot

[@mikasa1279]

Boo hoo.

[@Mayfly-lc7ce]

@@sardog1966 😂

[@antihypocrisy8978]

Feels like primary school in any American city. Caucasians bullying Asians.

[@brycehuang2034]

Contemporary American value: interrupting others while they’re speaking

[@xsanriodollx9073]

@@aa-0731 No he didn't

[@sardog1966]

Contemporary Chinese value: Intercepting all your personal data and sharing it with the ruling party. Because, you know, they have to.

[@Galaxydragonpie]

​@@sardog1966 Tik Tok isn't Chinese!!!

[@katrinafu6213]

lmao, are you the congress people?

[@sardog1966]

@@Galaxydragonpie uh huh.

[@crystalwarner4130]

These people are NOT concerned about children. Let’s talk about the fact that so many videos you see on TikTok are on Facebook and Instagram. Let’s talk about where many of us heard about the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. Not from News outlets, TikTok. These people don’t care about our children, if they cared they would give money back to schools. They would give our kids the tools they need to help manage these strong feelings. How about we support our children instead of putting unnecessary pressures on them.

[@rashidibrahimi1310]

Agree 👍

[@quinones903]

Does USA care about our children?

[@quinones903]

I am a victim of the system and my daughter is dead because of the stupidity of not letting people talk with there arongance, instead of working with parents to look for a solution they attack people without knowledge

[@tsoisimon]

Snowden has busted the US low and dirt. The world is witnessing a shameful thuggish act of interrogation. No wonder USA is collapsing with these kinda low funny politicians. Singapore has shown the world who's been properly educated with manners.

[@jaywalker11]

This is not a matter of supporting TikTok or the CCP. The behavior of some U.S. senators is truly embarrassing and displays ignorance. It’s concerning when a senator cannot differentiate between Singapore and China. While I am not a fan of TikTok or Facebook, the manner in which some U.S. senators address questions and issues leaves much to be desired. Senators, if you truly care about your children, please consider regulating firearms as a priority! In 2021, the United States saw a record high in the number of children killed by guns, with 4,752 fatalities reported. This marked a significant increase from previous years, underscoring the growing concern over gun violence affecting young people in the country. The data highlights that gun violence has been the leading cause of death for children in the United States since 2020.

[@shirleylin7292]

Could the chair be charged for saying lies as they are facts? They have no evidence and things that have been proven to be false but use them as facts.

[@musicdev]

Seriously! It’s just a bunch of dinosaurs stuck in the Cold War mindset, legislating tech they don’t understand.

[@blisphul8084]

Here are some juicy timestamps: 1:05:16 that has less than 500 hearts. It's just a skitzo post that people largely ignored to the point that any moderation team would've missed it. 1:15:44 None of these videos encouraged such behavior, they only acknowledged its existence 1:24:45 Yeah, companies reuse source code across multiple projects. Big shock? If the variable is toggled off, the existence of the code does not matter. Any company could push malicious code to its users if it wanted to, you don't need to have it present and hidden under a disabled variable.

[@CoconutWater787]

She sounds like judging a war criminal. It’s scary.

[@charlieboyd4431]

Finally someone understands. They said under oath you lie it is a crime than All of those representatives should be charged with a crime of lying under oath

[@cougarholder2132]

​@Blisphul808 that first clip, he asked the chair if he could respond and she refused. They don't want him to defend himself

[@piaoerzhang8393]

Thanks for this rude charity making our CEO a big hero to the US.

[@greentraveler4114]

If you can't beat it, destroy it. Simple logic.

[@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821]

The American way!!

[@Tom-vg8ts]

Do you still remember Meng Wen Zhou and Hua Wei? Same thing. If you can’t beat them demonize the executives or put them in jail.

[@My_name2157]

@@Tom-vg8tswhy would you want communists to take over the dominance of the world? of course, The US would think super power should only be the US

[@TonyTsz]

This stupid congresswoman makes me sick, the content of the speech is so biased, pointless, unreasonable, injustice, and totally rubbish !

[@sallehlim5326]

OMG... 100 of people Congress man and woman questioning one person Mr. Chow.... I really don't understand 😮😮😮

[@EricZhuang-0426]

As a Chinese, I feel very relieved after seeing the IQ of American lawmakers. "You so-called democratically elected parliamentarians are really incomparable to officials who have been promoted through first-level assessment in China."

[@mish375]

Minor correction: you get appointed in China if you know someone that can pull strings for you. Not who is best for the job. Same corruption as the US, just done a slightly different way. Seems to be the thing with governmental bodies and justice systems in general.

[@taotie01]

那肯定不如习皇帝

[@rayvibesonly]

so true

[@ltfan8065]

It will be interesting if British parliament set up enquiry on same senator questioning on PM Sunak !

[@FahadTaguri-iw2uj]

You are missing the point of representation. The results are obvious when handling any issue and how the voice of the public especially minority groups .

[@blt4life112]

Parents are just trying to deflect blame on TikTok for the kids they're ashamed of.

[@hunterphung3638]

You are barbaric commies who have know shame. Tiktok is owned by CCP. that is why we want to ban tiktok. Why don't you have problem when china ban youtube and facebook.

[@vipulcoc2822]

Maybe but do u realize how much TikTok affects ur brain?

[@wake.up.and.be.awesome]

@@vipulcoc2822 do you?

[@FTR2TS]

@@vipulcoc2822 more than 18 hrs straight of Mortal Combat or The Sopranos?

[@pandalam7535]

sue for money, get paid and sign a NDA at the end

[@Zac0827]

USA, your congress is an embarrassment of the world!

[@szvqorwnpstahskypfwmp9821]

Like we care~~ We are the United States of America!! The most powerful and influential country in the world. We could care less frankly!!

[@AniebietIkot]

Mr Chew is really patient, they just look pathetic and scared

[@tomwebster5348]

Florida representative just coming out with outrageously inaccurate statements, getting called out on it, then talking over him and being all ‘let’s move on’ when he disagrees. Then asks ‘can I respond’ and gets shot down 😂

[@michellejiujiu1298]

All I can see here, they made Mr Chew a hero,

[@leoxie]

The classic "Are you 100% sure ..." kind of questions...hell.. I am not even 100% sure this life is real...

[@sipho.tography]

Infuriating

[@NathansNostalgia]

None of these questions asked by Congress can be answered by a simple “yes” or “no”.

[@roselynsantos8917]

CEO Mr shou your the best n question and answer.. your truly business man..

[@BinhNguyen-gt6gg]

I am really respect the professional working style of Mr. Chew during 4 hours of the congress. His patience is the best. Even when those people yelled at him, but he still kept straight face. I can't believe they are from the US. They seem like to stop him from explaining, force him to say just yes or no. Those people who represented to each state of the US, but showed the unprofessional and harsh attitudes. What a shame!

[@pacer_1442]

I feel so bad for the guy from Tik tok bros just trying to defend his company and they won’t let him speak

[@JOHNWICK-gw2pw]

All social media platforms collects data

[@ming9993]

JOHNWICK-gw2pw -however - do all social media platforms collects data p-> CCP? ? ?

[@justinsprayberry]

A room of people fueled by arrogance and paranoia. I don't even like tik tok, but they could at least have the common decency to treat this man with the same respect that he showed them.

[@ananaaly]

You're also right that you can dislike, but that doesn't mean disrespect.

[@FangA-w5z]

These most of state representatives were filled with pride and prejudice in attitude and tone. For children under 18 use of electronic devices should be a parent responsibility, not a platform.

[@quinones903]

But also government letting us discipline our children we don't have the right china does have that right

[@yanggy318]

i have no doubt the US economy is not going to get better under this type of leadership

[@jctai100]

When the Chinese CEO doesn't stutter as much in English as the chair of the committee, you know there's educational issues in this country.

[@jiaguo9619]

he's from Singapore, but still impressive

[@chungwayne1624]

He is from Singapore , not China

[@Cho0segoose]

@@jiaguo9619 I mean he spent a lot of his life in the US so it’s no surprise

[@uchicago7851]

@@Cho0segoose No, it's no sulplise at all.

[@galaxy-star-me]

@@chungwayne1624 But with Chinese heritage

[@CJTakGaming]

He wants to respond but the chairwoman didn't let him? What's going on in this hearing?!!😅

[@f.s.c8488]

What hearing are you referring to 😅

[@hvuu1628]

to make it a one way grill without allowing the other side to clear prove otherwise. it the only way for white Americans to win any argument.

[@abololikesgames6713]

Just let the man speakkk

[@taohuang6535]

What a nightmare

[@Alvyrre]

US citizens should just wall themselves in and not go out of the country and not meddle with other countries.

[@Jambuki888]

a lot of veiled racism vs the CEO

[@joshuacidron7866]

do we really need all of this people😭😭😭😭

[@Lovelessvalentine66]

...not a brain cell in congress today

[@SwagMM]

the best way to describe this hearing is embarrassing, a lot of the questions asked required much more then a simple yes or no yet fully grown adults refuse to be patient or even realize this simple fact expecting Mr. shou chew to give a simple answer to many questions that require much more explanation. As united states congress officials they should have handled this in a more professional manner instead it seemed like as soon as a response got to complicated for them they immediately chalked it up to Mr. shou avoiding the question and responded the same someone would if they had no idea how to handle something they did not understand. in conclusion, I think this could have been handled way more maturely and is truly embarrassing on behalf of the congress.

[@clairechin2850]

Why cant congress have this kind of grilling to money hungry drug companies that produce addictive drugs that is really harming this country.

[@susparia4724]

This is like in a telltale game when you pick a dialogue option but it has no actual effect on what the npc says

[@noahx6394]

Good metaphor

[@brandynnolen921]

I’ve played several Tell Tale games and thought the same. Choices only make minor changes or none. Like I wished you could save this one girl from getting shot in Walking Dead but you couldn’t avoid it.

[@iVyiVy1593]

But…America has been submitted this very thing for years. Heavily advertising fast foods and making healthy foods expensive to even try to stay healthy. Some become unhealthy, go to the doc, health insurance co. gets paid. All a money cycle.

[@kellyyang8341]

Shouldnt the person who use Tiktok take responsibility for themselves as well? With the same video, different people can interpret differently. It is mutual responsibility.

[@10secviolation]

Not exactly when the person is clearly too vulnerable as 1) is a child and 2) mental illness. Im a tiktok supporter but what you said is wrong

[@silexjy8263]

Yup, they should. And even if they stick with Tik Tok, they can dislike or scroll to something else.

[@mikasa1279]

@@silexjy8263 But there are mostly kids using it

[@medcrt]

Thank you for your speech to introduce what kind of people you are.

[@PositiveSunshineCali]

Why Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook doesn’t get questioned? What is the difference then.

[@Trusty34gg]

What about google? They know exactly what I need when I touch my phone and think about what to search for and it automatically pops up for me. When you search for something on Google. Sounds like Google is listening to you talking daily. No privacy. It also pops up to you on FB same ads. What is that too?

[@johntan8343]

Did you know google is banned in china decades ago? How is TikTok or any other Chinese apps not banned yet is beyond me.

[@npcimknot958]

Oh cause it’s American thast why😂😂 cause you know our own gov cares for us that much 😂

[@anndon690]

This hearing literally makes the world look like an Amazing world of gumball or South park episode

[@jessicachen3452]

What a shame! Yes or no !

[@1995marixsa]

I want that team to prepare me to be this patient.

[@Sriram-ig6pr]

If something bad happens, just point fingers easy lmao. Gordon Ramsay needs to teach these idiots a stop denial lesson just like kitchen nightmares

[@tommasolife5045]

Just like with Huawei, as long as the business is bigger than the US company, they say you have ties to Beijing and must accept all sanctions. It's their law that you can't outspend their local companies and the fact that you can't make too much money.

[@rayvibesonly]

omg true