TikTok, Snap, Meta, and X CEOs testify in Senate hearing - watch live

The CEOs of TikTok, Discord, Snap, Meta and X, formerly known as Twitter to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation

[@tulips91]

This isn't senate "hearing". This is straight up INTERROGATION.

[@trifio5242]

Yes. and that is precisely how these things are constructed. To RAISE problems. And hence - it is like an interrogation. Nothing bad about it.

[@oscarwang4380]

for sure...that is a shame of america....throwing crimes to others when the politicians cant governer the nation well

[@radiantdragon3789]

@@trifio5242 MR Cotton is firing off questions but not listning to the answers. Thats just rude!

[@speed999-uj5kr]

Chinese $2 bots spotted

[@Anonymous_UserOrNot]

exactly how it should be

[@athomenotavailable]

Every CEO trying to avoid saying that their users should be responsible for their own stupidity.

[@legoslash4799]

But isnt that exactly the truth? That the user is responsible for what content they're consuming.

[@j.ctheanimated1146]

@@YadoOrTAEso shouldn’t their parents be held accountable? To check what their kids are doing or watching all the time is a parents responsibility, not TikTok or any other platform.

[@alvarosalsamendi3454]

Obio si usas en tu casa un tenedor para pinchar a tus padres que culpa tiene el fabricante 😂😂😂😂

[@radders6569]

You have choice to download these apps. You have a choice to watch these attention shortening apps. It is completely the USERS FAULT

[@amegashiesaviour9704]

You got it spot on. It seems the parents don't see this point, trying to play the victim game and balling the developers for their irresponsibility.

[@choudharyabhihseksaran247]

Dude ceo of tiktok is really smart, they got a perfect guy for the job

[@carlosmspk]

Yup he dodges those questions expertly

[@antonypereira1098]

​@@carlosmspk or maybe he was genuinely confused, mf was being interrogated

[@raya9525018]

Not smart enough when they ban Tik Tok😂

[@YoshiTheRedstoner]

​@@carlosmspkyou're so clueless lol

[@Strider91]

​@@carlosmspkhe answered every question as well as he was legally able.

[@RomeJohn]

The humiliation of American Senators will last forever.

[@DenisKoh]

American way of questioning 1) Asked a question 2) Refused to let the party answer 3) Present his own viewpoint to his own question and draw a conclusion from that 4) Gives himself a pat on the back for "checkmate"

[@josephheenan1695]

As an American it is so embarrassing that these people represent us

[@Daryl6DLR]

Couldn't of said this better

[@JjakeTradesFx]

im crying.

[@sid7770]

they dont have an answer, they only yapp and circle around the answer

[@wingsoficarus1139]

Watch more than the first 5 minutes. A lot of the other senators are actually sane with exception to Cotton.

[@monimas32]

The ignorance of american lawmakers is mind blowing

[@coclim5712]

Are they reading our comments ahhaha 😂…I doubt so…

[@ppmtrader]

Absolutely. Feeling invincible and entitled individuals but their brain is as equal to an empty shell. Blaming and naming others BUT they can't named themselves whose responsible for the wars in middle east COUNTRIES, Russia and Ukraine and many other countries.

[@teti_99]

Well, to be fair, these guys hate our current presidential administration. They are correct about it all. The last administration ended wars.

[@UgLyMaLaySian]

They are doing their job.

[@gohkenny195]

This Cotton comes from a sheep.

[@christopherlabombard1017]

these senators are COMPLETELY unintelligent and unprofessional!!!!!!!!!!!

[@sculptureselected619]

just wanna know. how

[@pokechespingames9084]

@@sculptureselected619Won’t let him talk.

[@kunjaltalreja3259]

That’s called being American

[@user-dq4sk7jr1f]

Honestly, I'm glad I'm not a social media CEO. Because if I was, my answer to most questions would be to "Senator, please go educate yourself on the matter before you ask dumb questions with utmost confidence".

[@MrLink4444]

Only the American government could be so ignorant as to make me sympathize with billionaires

[@tejukanaparthy]

this comment wins

[@user-db9bw5cl1e]

Yes, that's the absurdity of it 😂

[@333BYTES]

deadass. just ban a social media like india. no need for stage performance. 😂

[@VlNCEY]

@@333BYTES the thing is social media boosts the us's econ

[@briciolaa]

only valid comment here

[@markjones4689]

Cotton is the perfect example of "empty vessels make the most noise."

[@LanaLee-ul5wj]

He is so dumb and rude

[@francoisnelson1990]

@@LanaLee-ul5wj True.

[@teabeepotato3546]

absolutely

[@thegoldentooth9581]

I hate him. I don't know why. Instincts? Lol

[@briani219]

he’s incredibly ignorant

[@YScript]

Child protection is the business of parents, not companies

[@vivekkumarchaudhary9897]

That's why they are not taking any action against gun culture........they believe it's parents' job 😂😂😂.

[@user-tz1rg5eb6d]

Ridiculous😟 Child protection is the responsibility of everyone including companies

[@user-tz1rg5eb6d]

This is obviously the company’s fault

[@oschi3393]

While I understand that It should be the responsibility of the parents to regulate their children’s social media use, I also feel sorry for children that aren’t lucky enough to have parents to do so. Who would you suggest protects those children?

[@thezamuel4267]

El comentario más ignorante que he leído.

[@ForTheWinTWO]

They should change the title to "Corrupt people question corrupt people on how corrupt they are"

[@YoshiTheRedstoner]

man I watch your videos daily, what are you doing here!

[@aaliyahnapper6493]

litterally

[@cutlass2523]

Bingo

[@outoblack77331]

Accurate

[@user-xg9tv4vu3k]

Mr. Cotton, Are you aware that Singapore is an independent country AND have their own parliamentary government. THEY ARE NOT A PART OF CHINA!!!!

[@habf1]

Stupidity cannot be cured.

[@fazelok]

what does that have to do with the fact that Bytedance is located.... in CHINA

[@BillY-tw8xc]

​@@fazelok You're misleading us. They're located in many countries, they're incorporated in the cayman islands, and they're 67% owned by western companies.

[@benjaminjackson83]

That was absolutely absurd🤦‍♂

[@legalboy9563]

Mr cotton is more busy in asking question Than listening

[@kikoreyes7680]

Lets blame multi billionaires for not parenting my child 💀

[@olegoleg5463]

I know right😂

[@iVirtuall]

its difficult for parents to even know their kids are on these platforms as some kids don't tell their parents

[@user-pr8wz2jw3f]

Lets defend multi billionaire companies that spend millions on how to exploit human brains to generate more money

[@gabrieldipse6525]

The point is they are at blane cause its pretty easy to by pass their parenting softs and as the first guy said, expose kids to enough violence and negative stuff they will end up taking their life

[@sattubeans]

​@@user-pr8wz2jw3flet's blame multi billion companies because i clearly know how bad SM is but will still use it

[@bus_movies]

Mr. Shou Chew is a very proffesional, deciplined man

[@jyee3822]

How ignorant and arrogant those senators are

[@krisliao]

Seems like American lawmaker doesn't even know Singapore is an independent country.

[@sujayp11]

I would be surprised if he could name all 50 states of America.

[@xieame]

They are aware that Singapore is an independent country. What they are trying to do is make tiktok cut itself off from bytedance

[@Westralia]

They should release a new edition of dumb and dumber

[@youdontcontrolme1347]

​@@xieamebytedance?

[@maceface]

did you not watch the video?@@youdontcontrolme1347

[@morotoo]

I want there internet CEOs to talk with these senators about the American military actions around the world everywhere, and how many children died because of it, thanks.

[@green_nevada_rendi6673]

The CEO will be intercepted on his way home 😮

[@jenlisisca8236]

you don't understand

[@green_nevada_rendi6673]

@@jenlisisca8236 don't cover up the truth

[@jenlisisca8236]

@@green_nevada_rendi6673 why hah...?? what u wnna do.?

[@aariyanmahmud301]

whataboutism at it's finest the kind of thing you do when you run out of ideas 😂😂

[@randomhandle721]

Mr Tillis (time stamp 47:50) was the only person who addressed this issue objectively and adequately and didn't try to score sympathy points.

[@JUSTWATER510]

true

[@Diana02400]

Agree

[@emmanueljrattignon2858]

For real.. A real old wise man..

[@manishjadhav6685]

This world is brutal... And honestly, these CEO's are way way smarter than those senates

[@a6hijeet]

This is so annoying to watch, the senators aren't even letting a single sentence to be completed.

[@Sportsfan4life]

That's because many of the questions were simple yes or no but the CEOs want to ramble on about what they've done what they're going to do and yada yada yada

[@elorenzo98]

It’s not yes or no questions, he is framing the CEO and not allowing him to reply properly. Mr Cotton is a disgrace to American politics

[@lucy4880]

That’s their tactic… this isn’t innocent til proven guilty. This is we are gonna force you to “slip up.”

[@Lightistheway]

I worked to help try and raise awareness and take down as much as I could and reported accounts to the fbi until I physically couldn’t because it would literally make me sick. It’s an absolute nightmare. I don’t have TikTok anymore and I will never load it again because of the very dark but very accessible side of TikTok. $4 billion annually on human trafficking in the United States. If they can work together and help get that number down I’m all for it. It mirrors the dark web and it makes me sick and angry.

[@ezeemake]

Yankee Cotton down 👎

[@ivanstewart5567]

When you see a law maker in a country acts like Cotton, you know this country is in a declining slop.

[@kpc16754]

Well said

[@YoutubeMusic-ic5rp]

That's so well said, the US is just digging their own grave, sadly...

[@nyctophile-wd7ev]

Why?

[@PunjabiGhazal]

No, it is not declining, it is already down in the sewer.

[@Ash_tommo]

Well, they kinda are 60% of Singapore population are Chinese

[@GET_REKT_SON]

this delulu senator should be fired immidiatelly!

[@digvijaymahawar8491]

I think you didn’t understand what happened in the video. These people raised great questions which are supposed to be asked. Is technology greater than humanity? And is technology greater than our politics? We will soon find out. These words are said by my bublin. They are only ones who can save us from these evil tech companies

[@helgetveiten4369]

They should change "senator hearing" to "senator speaking"... Seams to bemore like a plateau for senators to voice their opinions about the subject.

[@XXX95XXXo]

Unpopular opinion: parents NEED to stop blaming tech companies and celebrities for their children’s bad behaviour. They’re your children not theirs, your children are your responsibility nobody else’s.

[@sdmohamed6136]

It's not about their children it's about generation and society

[@HulkVahkiin]

​@@sdmohamed6136 It is, lol. Do you even know what this hearing is for? It's for Child Safety on Social Media, lol.

[@sdmohamed6136]

@@HulkVahkiin I forgot to use word "only" before that

[@user-tr1rz1hq4b]

​@@HulkVahkiin....es ist unfassbar, wie die Gesellschaft mit ihrer Intelligenz runter gefahren ist....sie verstehen nichts, durch tiktok und ähnliches....und die Konzerne, ja, amerikanische, fördern es.

[@febrian6933]

you see, western with their freedom culture just let the children do whatever they want. Yet, when thing go south, they blame others.

[@imsickofusername]

Unbelievable. He asked people questions but interrupted and come up with his own conclusion. This is so rude

[@johnlee2911]

That s the way to become senator

[@asielmundo]

Aja! You catch him, senator misbehavior yes

[@katherinengai1925]

it is rude.

[@berge4life]

Exactly..that is why this court makes no sense. Totally embarrassing themselves making no sense. How do you find a person guilty when you don't give him the chance to speak. When there is a question there is always be an answer but in this circumstance there's none. The accuser have no chance to answer all allegations. Senator is acting childish

[@namuumng3633]

Exactly. He looks soooo rude

[@sleepymonsteraddict]

Man I feel bad for Shou Chew, he's always getting all the heat from second one and is being treated like a toddler and a spy at the same time. His ability to stay calm and explain himself is something most wouldn't have in this situation.

[@Selahattinsuleiman]

American government speaking on “child exploitation crisis” 😂😂😂

[@NotKing-md8wz]

I understand what the Senators are talking about. Yes, the internet is a bad place but they don't care about any of that. All they care about is power, money, and themselves.

[@niemandkennt6209]

Real sure they exposing themselves because the way like they talk you can see they don’t care they just doing it for the media

[@luckyrajvanshi4642]

Facebook is nothing to blame for. It's every individuals mindset.

[@immunepsycho]

am sure senator has quiet followers on this plateforms..

[@lvfrmabv]

of course, no matter the platform this would be the result

[@user-sz5jl5rn5z]

Totaly 100 percent right😂

[@zayman2573]

Parents looking out for their own kids❌ CEOs looking out for peoples kids✅

[@mirandataylor6385]

Hardly.

[@qimood]

what if some of these parents come from disadvantaged backgrounds, struggling to get by, and lacking the time, education, or capacity to supervise their children's social media usage or even comprehend such concerns? (some don't even know what social media is, let alone monitor it). Are they to be condemned? There's more nuance to this and pointing fingers won't help solve the problem, and like many other systemic issues, it's not as straightforward as it might seem from a privileged point of view. Social media algorithms prioritise content based on user engagement (what we like, share, comment, click, view) which does have some benefits, but it can also result in echo chambers where users are predominantly exposed to viewpoints that reflect and reinforce their own beliefs. So for example, if you're feeling suicidal, are exposed to and get recommended others' people hopeless and depressing content while on these platforms, you're in a very vulnerable spot, especially as a teen.

[@umairwaseem882]

same thing happened to the Robert J Oppenheimer, Even though he did everything for America in ww2 yet he had to face court trials for having relation with german lady

[@quotient0422]

just dont give em social media

[@PatrickBergensen-kali-yuga2005]

cope

[@ribatabg8897]

There's no way the senate had their own authentic Karen as a member 10/10

[@SonnyFnEvans]

Senator, I'd like to apologize that the middle of my sentence interrupted the start of your sentence.

[@burdjat]

If Mr Cotton talks like that to his children, I would guess that his children would much prefer spending time watching TikTok than listening to his 'questions'. 😅

[@Anthony-dk7de]

Better strict with As than dumb with fools

[@Uncensoredpress400]

😅😅😅

[@Uncensoredpress400]

Ain't be dumm

[@edwardk3]

If I talked to my co-workers as though they were children,I would be rightly fired.

[@nsucamiussala_oficial]

Yes, i think so 😅

[@vincentaw2418]

Senator are you afraid that you’ll lose the people’s vote if you don’t criticise China.

[@Ra-mx4bo]

Frankly, the vast majority of Americans don't have any problem with China, it's these politicians and their bs about China as the enemy.

[@red-lm2qg]

senator are you trying to stay relevant to racist political donors?

[@TheOne11111]

Just say you only look China part. LOL they don't even believe Mark Zuckerberg and why would they believe China apps. Don't forget China don't allow any major Non-china app in their country.

[@fatimagindeel3715]

Senator, are you pretending to be concetend about the well being of the American childrem, while in fact you only want to remove TikTok so Americans won’t be able to the ongoing masacre ib Gaza?!

[@JaiHanuman9936]

​@@red-lm2qgcompanies should directly ans the question... everything should be clear..whats the problem in telling truth I don't understand?

[@f3vron]

How are these our Senators??! I've never heard such idiocy in my entire life.

[@estoru3229]

:Ban alchole ? :No!, consumers are responsible :Ban fastfood : No!, consumers are responsible :Ban social media :yes,CEO IS RESPONSIBLE The double standards is insane

[@badrinathchaubey7123]

😂😂😂😂

[@thutozwane]

Every CEO is smarter than every Senator in that room from an emotional intelligence perspective

[@royalcheese665]

You don't have to be smart to be politicians sadly

[@Whodafookisthatguy369]

emotional intellgence doesnt exist

[@drjordan5706]

@@Whodafookisthatguy369 In your brain maybe

[@wingsoficarus1139]

Noo noo Padilla brought himself fine. It was just that first guy, he needs to be removed form Senate. We cant have people that wont listen to the person he's questioning, and putting words in their mouths, as someone in senate.

[@yorkumz1127]

@@drjordan5706 no, it doesn't exits. and not only in alqhamale's brain, but in the right half of every brain. Intelligence is reserved for the left half of the brain. Emotion is reserved for the right half. There is a bridge between the two sides, but it too does not contain emotional intelligence.

[@yinyinlai5458]

Cotton is so rude , wouldn’t let the CEO finish , interrupt and paint his own narrative

[@user-bi4kp4gf5y]

He know he couldn't get the answer that he want so he try to enrage the CEO so that the CEO can't answer wisely😂😂

[@----S.]

Sounds like my mom

[@uzairh8676]

politician

[@chucky__8576]

Y’all a bunch of bots

[@user-oz1tv6uo9b]

​@@chucky__8576bots calling bots?wow im amazed

[@darkhaloproduction1]

This shouldn't be called a senate hearing this should be called senate talking.

[@isaacdauda1450]

"We colud regulate you out of Business if we wanted to" is America now the only country in the world 😂😂😂😂

[@milaycastillo5723]

arrogant people, they believe they are the only ones who matter.

[@patricesekanyambo284]

I felt sick and stomach pain watching the senator Mr Cotton. So unprofessional. And why not even allowing Mr Chew to answer even one question.

[@constantelevation_]

To talk like that to people who have 10000 times more money than you..is he dumb?😂

[@berserkenjoyer1138]

Why this Guy even interrogated by Americans ?

[@Hack3r91]

Because these interrogations are performative, they don't want to know the answers at all. Politicians just care about the optics.

[@IMHemayat]

Unfortunately! Because Mr. Chew is from China.

[@ryankw6223]

@@IMHemayathe is from Singapore. Again, not all Chinese are from China 😊

[@LastHumanBender]

The only platform to blame is Netflix, for not making a Stand-up Comedy for these senators.

[@KUBWAYOJanvier]

😂😂😂😂

[@onlychrisb1580]

Gold 💯😂

[@junhanbae8722]

lol nice one

[@JqydeeR6]

We the people deserve answers. Perjury is non-accountable in modern day America and it's a disgrace

[@rbrine]

@@JqydeeR6and what do u want to happen?

[@HarshDangar-br5ze]

So its not their parents responsibility to look at what their children doing ? If child is young and not capable of understanding what to do and don't then it is parents responsibility to not give access for internet Its not just social media its everywhere on internet We can't blame ceo of any company for this

[@Dd81927]

Actually we can blame company’s

[@Radiant-eo8yz]

I believe Mr. Cotton's speech was initially intended by senators' in order to make dialogue progressively aggressive and the main goal was to make sure the presidents ended up getting angry and making mistakes by telling wrong and emotional answers over time.I believe It was all planned beforehand.And if you see closely, every senator's first statement started with emotional questions.Kudos to the Mr. Shou. If you seeing this comment you should've already written a book about human psychology.

[@Bigsmallcountry]

The senators approve the guns bill and school children were killed? How do they prevent that?

[@Fukmehard]

These are no senators they are joke 😂😂😂

[@meta_junkie]

I agree. I wonder if the gun shooting death toll stats on children is even comparable to social media related deaths? I mean both issues are terrible but the levels concern just seem a bit warped.

[@Suhana446]

Agreed

[@LanaLee-ul5wj]

spot on!

[@Joshua5377422]

there are no senatot only businesssman

[@JanLv]

I can’t believe these are senators, they act like seniors who forget to take medicine.

[@DSN007]

but let's b honest here, that chinese dude wint b seen again if he says anythng against the pooh bear

[@JanLv]

@@DSN007 why？

[@ohpeep3723]

Bro he is Singaporean 💀 @@DSN007

[@confidentletter]

@@DSN007which Chinese guy?

[@Alexia_moonstar]

@@DSN007for god’s sake how many times does the guy have to say that he is a Singaporean and not Chinese, HE IS NOT CHINESE

[@maximefrechette8447]

They should replace the word "hearing" by "attacking".

[@LanaLee-ul5wj]

All respect to CEO Chew who could still keep calm

[@aaaaaa-hh8cq]

Seeing these "intelligent senators" interrogate a CEO is exhausting

[@qwencymoose7685]

Ikr

[@FelixPutz]

He is a monster

[@godofbears8472]

Oh look the U.S senate showing how much of a joke they are again.

[@katelyndefreitas2810]

So embarrassing

[@jpclemente_official]

I agree.

[@Dhyaam5989]

Are all senator hearing like this? Saw Google CEO of 5 yrs back and FB Too. Like it's so embarassing. Reminds me of some illiterate politicians of my country but those aren't given in charge of dealing with international affairs or those effecting nation security. So that's atleast bit better

[@travlynpantana9945]

I liked Senator Welch’s approach, he seemed most like he cared and would actually listen. Didn’t want to just hear himself talk

[@MrRobinovitch]

enjoyed the 18 minutes of recess, great editing

[@vister6757]

Cotton is asking for his opinions on world leaders that have nothing to do with tiktok. He kept pushing for a narrative he tries to paint with not many relevant questions.

[@thedumplingeater]

DADDYYYY

[@simonsays...5061]

There is every reason to be questioning anyone associated with Tiktok. You are exceptionally naive or willfully ignorant to believe there is no cause.

[@michaelong7186]

Cotton brain

[@NG-uv5cn]

Tiktok is weapon it’s more related politics then social!!!! Go to the ground reality …..

[@paranoya733]

I'm from southeast asia closer to singapore, nothing's wrong with the question by american senator, he knew exactly the chinese in singapore were immigrants from china in Malay's native land called Singapore. Many CCP operated and infiltrated through their chinese descendants in all over southeast asia countries, chinese descendants hold economic keys in southeast asia, they helped china in selling china's products in southeast asia. Yes Cotton knew what he was talking, after i googled him i didn't surprised that he was a former military officer. Hope you learn something now

[@katelyndong]

Why wouldn’t Mr Cotton let Mr Chow properly finish even just one sentence 🙄

[@lala77515]

He is kind of rude senators

[@kanchansrivastava7912]

Cause he is with a Chinese party lol

[@kanchansrivastava7912]

He became ceo of til tok just by meeting to the chinese party

[@Unknown-qq6cr]

Lack of simple respect I guess

[@Usuario-vk1le]

BRO PLEASE LET THIS SINGAPOREAN GUY FINISH HIS SENTENCE

[@Theharshbardhan]

They have problems on Internet company not the guns and gun laws in America.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@reimonchannel6722]

correcto !! senators skip or they are afraid to talk about that law, i bet they use all those apps jajaajaaj

[@ralt_y2402]

The problem with this is they ask questions just for the sound bites not for solving problems that these platforms facing .

[@jejxkxk]

So true. All of their speeches are designed to appeal to their voters, not actually fix any problems.

[@IpKenneth]

to be honest, the problem won't be solved even if there are serious questions

[@qqmateo7017]

@@IpKenneththere is no problem.

[@RC-bl3kn]

@@IpKenneth There must be a purpose for this "show" like these companies have to pay a certain amount of money to the US government or something. Some of these questions just can't be answered and I'm sure they know this too, which is why they picked those questions to ask.

[@jcliswong]

​@@jejxkxkhe has been to Singapore before. He says what he says to appeal to the st*p*d local audience.

[@Onlyhuman_1]

Mr Cotton is one of those individuals who likes to talk but never listens.

[@MorvanGandaho]

So imagine him as President 😂!

[@justvisiting958]

You said it!

[@christopherromero631]

He was embarrassing

[@MrSIDEKICKER5]

Typical American citizen

[@tralalala7552]

Yeah freakishly annoying 🙄 cringe

[@PhantasmHCS]

53:05 We all just gonna let this senator's typo slide "But at the end of the day, I farted -- find it hard to believe" 🤣🤣🤣

[@listeningwatching1872]

It's incredible how ignorant and arrogant this Senator Cotton is

[@Winston10000]

Empty vessels make the most noise!

[@listeningwatching1872]

@@Winston10000 perfect description for Senator Cotton

[@bohsu182]

He is just feeding his narratives into any audience...I feel so shameful for his kind...

[@radiocarbon1]

he was so annoying talking over and targeting shou chew.

[@FrenchFili]

Same goes with majority of americans

[@l.acommuter4824]

Senator Cotton is a great example of ignorance. His picture must be covered on the cigarette packages to deter people from smoking 😅

[@TheBoilingPoint]

Hahahahhahahahahahahahahaa!!!

[@vraggly9267]

"Ignorance is the cause of fear." -Seneca

[@kiengyang933]

😂😂😂😂😂 Agree

[@solsol5]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TonyEbukaSG]

Haha

[@CINEPILE]

This interrogation is like the security hearing scene from Oppenheimer

[@TheMicnpark]

Parents want to guilt the companies, but not themselfs for letting their children to have access to social media and the internet.

[@petronellamerrick740]

Wow how old ru ? Do u have children?if u did u wouldn't say that

[@TheMicnpark]

@@petronellamerrick740 Im 33 with plenty of friends who have kids. There are plenty of responsible parents out there, mindblowing, right? There is no valid reason at all that kids should have access to social media.

[@hannahlyde]

@@petronellamerrick740 it is very easy to not allow your child on social media or anywhere near it parents are just lazy and don't want to take that step yet blame others when they fail to do so

[@pain3937]

@@TheMicnpark This one is just ignorrant commenting under every comment that says u shouldn't let kids have phones. I am 17 and still dont have my own phone. My sis and I use a common iphone 7 with seperate Whatsapps with only Wifi. If I were to go out I take my keypad phone. Its not that my parents don't have money to buy me a phone they just want to keep us safe...

[@Maopin5748ebuss]

​@@pain3937what are you trying to conclude from your comment as your parents are also doing same by not lending smartphone to their kids.

[@gotdat1873]

Yet, no one is blaming the parents for not parenting. 😑

[@classtilton871]

Thats just craaaazy 😂 And by crazy i mean common sense, something they clearly lack

[@yorkumz1127]

Nobody GETS to blame a parent for not parenting, unless they are parenting so bad that the child is in danger. It's a problem that these companies are EXPLOITING the bad parenting by making the only source of joy/serotonin found within their apps.

[@forevermihir202]

@@yorkumz1127 its how you use the platform, if you use it the right way you are safe but if you use it the wrong way well this is what happens

[@forevermihir202]

@@yorkumz1127 a parent is 100% responsible for their child

[@luciferxxx3805]

Nah , the parents I believe have tried their best or should I say do their part to supervise their children . Maybe the only way is to restrict the children age of using the app. I guess the ceo of the company has to restrict the age of 20 and below from using the app

[@TheSugarDealers]

Shou Chew is from Singapore, and his wife is from Taiwan. Besides being CEO of TikTok, I’m having a hard time understanding why Senator Cotton is questioning Mr. Chew on his stance on China.

[@jackbrian2993]

Most of these accuses goes against the definition of democracy and freedom of speech.

[@mikeyshanghai9801]

Let’s count how many times Chow was cut off or spoken over in the middle of his response. It seems that not once he was allowed to properly finish a sentence without being cut off or spoken over by this rude senator.

[@Kevin-kc5ed]

Exactly my thoughts

[@gaming1zanagi-1999.]

Not only that but the gall he demand that Chow have to get deported is just baffling. Like bruh, that is basically making him have to be away from his own family

[@wiequeen6079]

I agreed with u

[@Zeegoner]

@@gaming1zanagi-1999. Woah he actually said that? Timestamp please, the video is too long 😅

[@allisonle8596]

Chow seems very weak in his responses.

[@Gary_Lim]

Mr Cotton has the brain made of cotton !!!

[@Middle_boy345]

😂

[@nicoleabdi9631]

😂😂😂

[@golinlim2221]

👍👍👍❤😂😅

[@coconutdawg]

agreed

[@nabiasmr.]

For real lol

[@marclane5045]

Mr. Cotton who are you to talk to another man like your their father.

[@1AmVinny07]

Shouldn’t the parent be responsible for what the child sees on the internet?

[@ailtonjosue6817]

No, internet is out of control, if it was safe, there would be no need for responsability as you say

[@turnt3197]

The professionalism in our social media representatives is more visible than our own senators and that is saying a lot. This is a failed society.

[@CloveCoast]

with the exception of Zuckerberg obviously

[@thewiseowl8804]

Did you watch this video any longer than 5 minutes? 2 minutes?

[@josephpuentes7576]

the senators after cotton were more fine but none of the social media representatives were as bad as cotton that dude was embarrassing and therefore the social media representatives as a whole were more professional@@thewiseowl8804

[@1saamor897]

in all seriousness, zuckerberg is really smart and knows he ain't gettni sued @@CloveCoast

[@Nate-Odinaka]

Shout out to the West

[@user-ni9mj1km5j]

After the Soviet Union, the United States also entered the era of old-man politics

[@eddyng6067]

Later .we called it no man politic. No young man like to go into politics.

[@xiaozhi.]

特征是什么？普遍保守不愿变通？

[@marcusgarvey9933]

Secret tunnel tribe is in power

[@stoyakdeda]

Mr. Tillis seems chill asf

[@eatalone6782]

Mr. Cotton 👏👏well said

[@ivazaharieva]

Why should social media be blamed for parents not taking proper and responsible care of their children?

[@yangmuscle1782]

Because they don’t have enough time. we are humans, we attract to dopamine, these social medias gives our human brain dopamine, therefore we are addicted to it. Most parent won’t be able to have 24/7 care of their child because of work and school their child goes, when addictive products are so easily available while their parents are out of control of their child , humans go for it. If a parent has 24/7 control over their child, it causes rebellion which then makes it worse

[@zeluciojr]

Someone pointed out the answer to that kind of question would be like "why would you complain about thieves when it is your responsibility taking care of your own property?". I guess it is kinda accurate.

[@vmp_online]

@@zeluciojr that analogy doesnt make sense at all in this conversation

[@moose5796]

@@zeluciojrwouldn’t a better analogy be “why should thieves be blamed for robbing homes that have their doors wide open!”

[@youraphrodisiac.895]

@@zeluciojrgreat analogy

[@adoni5848]

1 hour and 30 minutes of old people blaming tech CEOs for parents not being willing to pay attention to their kids

[@justalemon8629]

yess thats what ive been saying all these times

[@Oliva7712]

lots of parent don't know how to discipline their kids now adays.... children end up a society's problem

[@HulkVahkiin]

That's what I've been saying. I understand that a parent can't be with a child all the time, but at the end of the day, it's your responsibility and not tech companies.

[@eversantamaria1623]

That's because parents have become spineless, they're afraid to be parents and they are lazy, they let a tablet or smartphone babysit their kids.

[@Fukmehard]

​@@HulkVahkiinexactly

[@DemoAkuroVR]

53:08 “but at the end of the day, I farted” 🤣

[@pinuodahinuo2910]

The collab we never expected

[@dev6208]

These Senators are just concerns about Politics. So many Ignorant questions.

[@red-lm2qg]

I found it more hilarious that corrupted senators threatened billionaires when they could just buy those senators out.

[@gankala8]

It's not

[@hang4963]

these senators are so BS for sure loL 🤣👌

[@yengsabio5315]

That exposes their ignorance.

[@alejandroerazomoreno6751]

Nop, not ignorant questions

[@NG-ww6dt]

What is this? These politicians are weirdly aggressive.

[@ishitok-136]

Real.

[@WhateverWhenever888]

Take a guess why Einstein

[@keyciannouncer8743]

Because… American politics are in an abominable state? @@WhateverWhenever888

[@commentguy7]

Lol ur soft..these CEO's are most evil people alive

[@willhocks19]

just tryna get views like everyone else

[@EatMyAxe69]

being ignorant and impatient doesn't not help your case senator

[@breezybreeze12]

Those guys are jealous they couldn’t be as brilliant as those CEOs. Their network is probably 50x the amount of anyone on that committee

[@digvijaymahawar8491]

This is the best thing I ever watched. I love usa 🇺🇸

[@Kim-dz8dv]

Blame the tools, blame the platforms. But money is spent on military and not education. America

[@christopherdraper4251]

The world is the most peaceful it’s ever been because of that military spending.

[@MrLink4444]

@@christopherdraper4251 Are we talking about Mars?

[@Nate-Odinaka]

@@christopherdraper4251 yeah you're a goofball lol

[@rogeriogouvea7278]

We can see when a senator doesn't know basic geography lol 😂

[@lucasrainieri2818]

​@@rogeriogouvea7278 I was just about to say something along those lines. It looks like Schools in EEUU are "half assing" teaching about what Is really important, just a lot of needless stuff. They need more history (real history) that in itself is tied to Geography, politics, and much more.

[@davidcraine5256]

This Cotton guy is absolutely crazy 😅

[@iscrampad2194]

He’s not

[@slayestqueenest]

@@iscrampad2194He clearly is. He’s treating this “hearing” as a way to push his own personal views, rather than make any substantial ground. He’s not concerned about the youth, he’s concerned with keeping his position.

[@tinaferr]

​@@slayestqueenesthaha yep, true for most of these senators but he does it with such panache and drama it's a sight to see

[@thewiseowl8804]

⁠​⁠@@slayestqueenestHe's also concerned about the youth.

[@5eul]

​ +1 failing parent marked, congrats

[@Stay_positive900]

I feel bad for Mr. Shou Chew, 😢 Mr.Cotton continuously questioning so rudely 🥺 Now i don't want to watch this full video I'm leaving 😔

[@JustAohkay]

Where is the decorum in this hearing? Let the guy finish answering instead of interrupting every time!

[@princedelaville4652]

The senator rudely asks questions, not allowing the man to answer. They pass judgment before hearing his testimony. What a shame for US.

[@thewiseowl8804]

There is more than one senator in this video.

[@patrickheiskanen2610]

Great spech from Mr Osoff

[@sreeram483]

A thorough investigation of the main frame code along with other aspects of changes made by whom and at what stage needs to be taken care as well.

[@bryanlin8333]

I thought when we’re young, we are told not to cut people off while they’re talking because that’s disrespectful. Why do people do that here. Do they actually want answers or just want to get their word count in before the time is up?

[@AvatarOwner]

Exactly what I was thinking. Ask a question that requires an explained answer. Then TELLS the CEO that it’s a yes no question and doesn’t require an explanation. It’s not a simple yes no question, it requires some other information…

[@blackclover4375]

​@@AvatarOwner that's when you know it's a BS question.

[@majorgu2977]

This is not hearing but interrogation. The ignorance and arrogance of the senators shocked me.

[@peakbeats1551]

when you become so successful they'll be people digging anything to take from you

[@DZme5]

Every senator has done a great job. Bravo.

[@Gary_Lim]

Imagine holding the American government to the same moral standards as expected from these social media platforms 🤪🤪🤪

[@zeno7905]

I Love this reality show. No action, just pure drama. Also love their acting

[@lesleymbuyikayembe7553]

...acting ...🤨

[@LOLI911]

Yeah nice indeed

[@Lee-qj4hk]

I believe there's a new season next year 😊

[@Andreabellababe518]

Me too

[@makeupresidential]

😂😂

[@Shazaantaimoor]

What a debate wonderful 🌟🌟full points

[@itstoasty7089]

The blame is bad parenting bruh 😭

[@AladineGuettaf]

Why do these families allow their children to use these platforms? It's like going to the beach and then complaining about the waves!

[@ulvigarayev]

With all due respect, it is not common nowadays for children to ask their parents' permission to do these things.

[@LY-js7ff]

Cuz the kids wanna fit in?

[@whannabi]

Some people complain about the noise of animals when they're living next to nature, so don't expect much once you know that

[@AladineGuettaf]

​@@ulvigarayev I agree with you. I think that's the real problem. Maybe they will have to ask themselves this question! What made children no longer listen to their parents and what made parents lose their authority?

[@oliver8824]

While it's their parents fault social media platforms took advantage of that the main and root problem it's the parents because without that room for the CEOs they'll never make content or engagement techniques for children

[@sir_1nfamous]

"we can regulate you out of business" well mr. senator... I wish you'd regulate the heck out of oil and big pharma.

[@TIDTYBOIII37]

Oil companies, even to the companies that clean giant fossil fuel tanks are very regulated and bureaucratic

[@michaelvenezia9673]

`im fine with all of em too

[@sir_1nfamous]

@@michaelvenezia9673 do some research friend to find out who really gets that oil money. Hint it’s not America. And as for big pharma they profit off medicines for ailments and health issues we have and although helpful there will never be a cure because there is no inventive to find a cure. Heal the sick big pharma loses all of its profits.

[@henryguerrera6228]

Why would they regulate a source of their income? Lol

[@gabrielblacklock3921]

Oh yeah, cuz higher gas prices would be better for all of us, especially the poor, right?

[@HyouinKyouma]

Mr.Cotton thinks he's him

[@heniuniu9]

Does the senate really want him to answer? Why don't you let him finish answering?

[@make_the_world_better_place]

Yeah. So rude.

[@ThanomsriSangho]

Yes , I agree because he is Chinese and the Senate is rude.

[@teabeepotato3546]

@@ThanomsriSangho It's more ridiculous that he is not even Chinese rather than Singaporean.

[@arshamm1]

Cause they dont want answers. they want their circus show to just continue as they want

[@XenoPassionate]

You get asked a 'yes' or 'no' question. You deliberately avoid the answer several times, begin talking about whatever is more suitable and in your advantage. Why would I let you finish? You're avoiding the truth on purpose and trying to find ways to divert from it. I would have absolutely no intention to let you finish answering either.