TikTok CEO shown video threatening committee chair during Congress hearing

TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, testified before US Congress on Thursday amid growing security concerns, with the Biden administration threatening to remove the app from the US entirely.
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During the hearing, Republican Kat Cammack showed Congress a TikTok video inciting violence towards the House Energy and Commerce Committee, with the chair of the committee named in the captions. The video was uploaded to the platform 41 days ago and was still circulating despite company guidelines assuring users it would take down threatening content. Shou Zi Chew was denied a chance to respond to Cammack's claims by the chair. The video was removed from TikTok during the hearing.
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[@knock9676]

"Can I Respond?" "No, were gonna move on" Thats american politics at its finest.

[@simulationl279]

don't bother hearing his lies and excuses. he says the same thing over and over again like a broken record, nothing new.

[@sownheard]

The dumb voting the dumber into position's of power 😂

[@petervan7372]

that's what murikans all about

[@ly8370]

@banana flesh citizens have no rights too, if you don't belong to the cronies' inner circle (eg. Capitol Hill). XD

[@danculbert6349]

​@banana flesh Just....factually untrue

[@jackharrington2752]

The fact they didn’t let him respond says so much

[@LuciusC]

He did respond, by removing the video from his platform thereby admitting that it violates their rules (too late)

[@fin3c15]

Same as how US treats China 😅

[@t-ime]

why isn't this comment upvoted more

[@Veehartee]

The lobbyists at meta corp got their grubby hands over this

[@LuciusC]

@@t-ime they didn't pay the bots enough

[@mchan32]

By saying "we are gonna move on", She did more damage to this committee than whatever he can say to respond back.

[@PlayshotKalo]

All of a sudden, all you people from India have sympathy for Chinese companies 💀

[@TheCapitalist_read_Das_Kapital]

Respond for what? Repeatedly asserting TikTok is not a proxy of CCP. We all heard enough through out this hearing 😂

[@mchan32]

@@TheCapitalist_read_Das_Kapital He is not going to change that rhetoric because that's what he was taught to say.

[@jordanverdun3522]

@@PlayshotKalo our govemrnet is just corrupt anyone would be on their side

[@helpmegetto1k4channelnotab78]

tbh it was one video no apps perfect

[@beachboye2193]

I guess Twitter, Instagram, and KZbin don’t have anything like this on their platform 💀

[@JasonLei1214]

LOL

[@abrahamthomas904]

True asf

[@enimation4924]

@@abrahamthomas904 NOT!

[@abrahamthomas904]

@@enimation4924 LOL!

[@me_sad]

They complain about gun threats. They don’t do anything to stop actual shootings. The irony is through the roof. The second hand embarrassment is unbearably painful

[@TamotojiTukamo]

They care more about tiktok than school shootings happening in US

[@SOSOSO238]

A video of a gun is more dangerous than people actually owning guns and doing the shooting ! That’s their logic !

[@maikomaigy6420]

​@@SOSOSO238 but the video clearly stated "me asf" that is a serious threat

[@Wongseifu548]

@@SOSOSO238 Your focusing on the gun not the threat ironic

[@deezeed2817]

She is actually an NRA member and voted against gun laws so this is just odd coming from her

[@abdullahahmed8196]

So let me get this straight - He got grilled over one video - The woman kept making false accusations - They dont even let him answer. Amazing.

[@yuj2251]

Told him It's a hearing, so shut up and hear!

[@averagegameplay619]

also, somehow she can mispronounce his last name, which is chew

[@childofforest]

Usa!

[@astro3]

They should also shut up and hear @@yuj2251 at one point

[@paulisfat8077]

​@@averagegameplay619 his first name is Shou.

[@equine.melissa4339]

Funny how they complain about gun threats posted on tiktok but they don’t do anything about the school shootings

[@faqlkire9533]

exactly bruu

[@mleczkoxdTakTenmleczko]

Bruuu rel

[@tzipenn2672]

I strongly agree to you

[@pxg7634]

Crazy how many other death threats on different social media platforms has been said but they don’t talk about that

[@davexb6595]

I'm strongly anti TikTok but that rant was ludicrous. If there is no question and no opportunity to respond then how can you even call it a "hearing"?

[@tea1255]

It is public shaming😂

[@boaz784]

There is no truthful response …

[@noivongxoang235]

Why does it matter in this case the CEO didn't have the time to responses. The CEO would lie on the spot, all his responses are high school level, like doesn't matter what he said🤣.Most of the time "I don't think so, don't believe so, let me get back to you."

[@briandfox16]

What would he say? Sorry, we'll look into it that shouldn't have happened. There's no answer.

[@noivongxoang235]

@@briandfox16 Exactly, he never said sorry, not even once.

[@MrRetroDev]

She has no idea how any of this works. Even KZbin struggles with banning this sort of thing as it may take time for the video to be reported and scanned. It's not a TikTok issue, it's a technological limitation across the industry.

[@joekergames]

What's even funnier is instead of reporting it to see if the video gets removed, they held on to it and didn't inform TikTok of the violation and used it as a gotcha moment. Embarrassing really. In reality all the proved was the people in that room can't protect themselves due to being blinded by ignorance.

[@shehrozebahadar7830]

I think she should know technology first

[@NotWorthBeans16]

Thank you! I mean seriously do they not understand that thousands of not millions of videos are loaded on these sites per day? Even with bots to detect certain images or phases it is impossible to catch every single one.

[@ainz2579]

And literally no-one uses that kind video for actual threats its so obviously a joke

[@dtoadq]

@Aidan Eaglesfield YT tried this the cheap way with hiring cheap labor, but you can't hire a moderation team that can catch up with all the content that is produced. You could maybe do it with your really big creators, but stuff like this is made by relative nobodies. It's not like you want a one month waiting period before any content can go published.

[@SARCOZ_]

Imagine having your tiktok video shown in court 💀

[@marcosruiz3674]

Yeah not something I was expecting

[@beirangiaphiapi452]

Tiktok of you dancing in bathroom

[@julianmartinez862]

😭😭😭

[@memestar22]

@@marcosruiz3674IS IT YOU 😂

[@marcosruiz3674]

@@memestar22 yes I was the one seriously, I had gotten a phone from DC that exact day about the post

[@shaunmoses4735]

It doesn’t enable violence, it’s expressing the frustration the user has for this Congress. I feel the same. She wants to silence people and their opinions and she’s representing a “Don’t Tread On Me” sticker. What a joke. 🐑

[@sharonmiller7213]

I didn't even see that

[@dogeshow2651]

Doesn’t matter, tiktok needs to go

[@kennethortiz2043]

​@@dogeshow2651 yeah no it doesn't

[@Yessir1506]

@@dogeshow2651 I think TikTok users are smarter than US congresspeople

[@bloedekuh]

This woman's logic is all over the place.

[@8088I]

Congresswoman Kat Cammack has No concern for "Gun" danger in the vid, but only because it is directed at 'her.' Saa..ad! .. :-))

[@jonathanngai5956]

keep dropping big words, speaking a lot but means nothing

[@gooble69]

"This woman's logic is all over the place." Which part did you have a problem grasping? Let me see if we can work it out: 1. The premise is that TikTok's own guidelines state that they "do not allow threats of violence" and if users do, they will be banned. 2. She then gave an example of an account threatening violence 41 days ago without being banned. 3. She then used this simple example to conclude that if you can't even manage something simple like a threatening post, how will you manage something hard like the privacy and security of 150 million US users. 4. Lastly she implied that maybe they deliberately don't do it because Tik-tok is a Chinese company and all Chinese companies are required to acquiesce to CCP demands which is a potential national security threat to the US. Her delivery wasn't great but the logic was sound. Which part specifically did you disagree with?

[@enricoiraldo9057]

@@gooble69 I agree, whoever struggled with the logic either is not used to hearing arguments or simply didn’t pay attention.

[@user-vo6zs7uo7i]

@@gooble69 美国每天都发生枪击案，但并不是所有凶手都被抓到，这是不是说明美国没有能力保证人们的生命安全？

[@TheClanBlade]

I have a harder time imagining how individual people VOLUNATIRILY elected this woman than how TikTok handles their data security

[@clarkyateman3871]

because

[@Idonthaveanythingtodo]

poorly

[@GKkingg]

Because the elites control the elections

[@missinquizitive2902]

Proud to have Kat Cammack representing my neck of the woods!😊

[@dodo-eu6ox]

Because people who elect her are on the same intelligence level with tiktok users

[@AegisAuras]

I can’t believe I actually feel compelled to defend TikTok in some manner. Strange times we live in.

[@L-zh2cs]

There's probably some shady stuff going on behind the scene, but all this witch trial has done is to make the CEO look like a patient saint.

[@dukenukem7043]

well now with the tik tok ban to silence anti-isreal rhetoric. this is very scary time

[@dukegremory_antichrist]

If I wanted to see a big walrus making funny noises, I would go to the local zoo. She doesn't understand the basics of online communications as much as the basics of calories intake.

[@HealzHS]

okay now that was just rude man, you can't say that... why you have to be so rude to the cute Walrus and compare it to whatever that blonde thing is in congress. 🤣

[@sam.r8610]

😂😂😂😂

[@turtle2544]

The reaction of the guy directly behind the ceo after he is told that he cant defend himself is hilarious, just goes to show how one sided this all is.

[@mosubekore78]

02:02 so you don't have to scroll

[@ethanlim9823]

Classy. The guy smiles and is ok even if they didn't allow him to respond. I guess he knows how this rolls 😂

[@robertmusil1107]

Women in politics. You can't even respond. You're just wrong.

[@nommys]

@@robertmusil1107 this was literally everyone man

[@sebastianbarton2790]

😂😂😂

[@InnerAtmos]

Have these people ever been on the internet before?

[@BingoPaletot]

The concept of decency is lost on you.

[@I_fuck_moms_of_CIA_trolls.]

​@@BingoPaletot You should be the last type of person to talk about decency, Fed boy.

[@unknownalien3837]

@@BingoPaletot whoosh

[@adamkennedy7297]

Have you ever been off it? Go out side and get some fresh air 😂

[@I_fuck_moms_of_CIA_trolls.]

@@adamkennedy7297 Sure, Fed girl

[@disciplinenotregret]

I commend his ability to keep a straight face throughout this trial.

[@enzymerc6969]

Ah yes... a "hearing" Where you don't even get to hear the people speak for themselves.

[@djfcuk]

hearing means u only sit there and hear the "ELITES" talking. lol

[@Lemongrass112]

The dictatorial behavior of these politicians is beyond believe.

[@Mary-zd8xo]

Oppressive

[@daylinhesford3116]

Power hungry old farts

[@InnerAtmos]

I'm convinced it's insider trading.

[@simulationl279]

i thought you love dictators. Xi controls your thoughts.

[@giraffeorganic]

Just like how your vocabulary knowledge is beyond belief.

[@veerm4n97]

"Can I respond?" "We're gonna move on" I dont support tiktok but I do support the 1st amendment 💀

[@gooble69]

"I dont support tiktok but I do support the 1st amendment" Watts v US 1969 determined that threats of violence are not protected by the 1st Amendment

[@daylinhesford3116]

These people r so dumb, the first amendment would protect tiktok wouldn't it? Freedom of speech and all

[@LuciusC]

By that logic, everyone in the room is having their rights violated when they're not the one speaking at the moment.

[@hekimeti1614]

​@@LuciusC this is a hearing and he is the witness. They shouldn't br talking at him, they should be asking him questions. Your comment makes ltierally no sense because you are ignorant of what the proceeding is supposed to be.

[@haruyanto8085]

​@@LuciusC this is why you arent in a high skilled labour work

[@joshuabela5374]

That nod says it all. He understands what's going on. And accepts that he can't do anything.

[@phrenic1]

I have so much respect for this man. The fact that he was basically bullied and talked down to, and didn’t walk out of that building, is astonishing. Honestly I wonder if some racism is playing into this.

[@tednguyen7258]

she doesnt let him respond means this congress meeting is invalid and a waste of time

[@arizonacreature1902]

It's systemically & wrongfully racist because how he was given no chance to respond back or defend himself or his claim against TikTok policies.

[@shreyas-mq4yd]

"Can I respond?" "No, we're gonna move on" Classic America moment right there!

[@Thirzy]

land of the free

[@Poopholder]

as an american, i apologize for our incredibly corrupt government.

[@JohnC-xu3kq]

Your country is worse

[@lunacardinal2271]

Shou : " can I respond?" 😊 Lady: "we're gonna move on" 🖕🏻

[@unknownalien3837]

seemed to happen a lot in this "hearing"

[@user-fx4lm3vc5y]

Yeah ...this was a "lets hear ourselves belittle an asian more than it was a hearing.

[@Zxlok]

I don’t see why he needed to ask if he is allowed to respond? Just be a man and tell her it’s not my job to ban every single video I hire people to do that and they maybe miss a few but we remove literally hundreds of hours of video every day

[@Pcsoccer0708]

That’s how this hearing was all day… congress would take up all the time they had just to slander and make false accusations, and then yield back without this dude being able to respond to their questions… What a joke this whole thing is

[@fez877]

Breaking news: TikTok CEO unable to respond to privacy and data security concerns!

[@SAKnTECH]

MeatCanyon brings me here 😅

[@LizziesLukas]

Her logic is that she expected him to always answer yes and if he answered no that mean he's lying

[@jestonivillaruel908]

I'm not a tiktok user, but I see the hypocrisy of these arguments as there's a lot of social media platforms with those violations, yet here they are trying to grill this guy. The problem is the user itself, not the app!

[@presizz7883]

nah everyone knows the government has the least control of tik tok. while other social media platforms were all google apps, they could control which information to spread first. that’s why they want to ‘grill this guy’. if you ever seen awareness of the government wrongdoings on tiktok you’ll know

[@aorusaki]

Agreed

[@ABAddonfromHeLL]

Well said

[@modelbashir2365]

Also to add our Congress people are not as dumb as you think. They know exactly what they are doing. This is about politics. They will through anything in hopes it sticks. It’s not about the method but the end goal either sell TikTok to a US company or ban it’s use.

[@godslonelyman2596]

Yeah but they send it to china

[@osoba5277]

What was the point of this if the guy cant even respond💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@maryhassellpetty670]

The fact that no one seems to realize that someone with the knowledge of the meeting and who will be there had to be the one to leak it concerns me. The one to leak this info in the first place is probably one of the people in that room hoping it’d help there agreement.

[@jasonschmidt4785]

And then he can’t even respond? This is wild 🤦‍♂️

[@haruyanto8085]

American democracy

[@lalala918]

that is democracy 👍

[@somethingisbaking2401]

American dictatorship

[@minhkhoitranle4276]

Politics is just theatre in America. Not serious at all. But they still get paid like they have a real job.

[@TheGreatMEOWS]

Nope. The Congresswoman uses her time however she pleases

[@RR-ey6hc]

“You expect us to believe that you are capable of maintaining the data security, privacy and security of 150 million Americans where you can’t even protect the people in this room?” WTH does that video have to do with data security?

[@itzmrk]

wat a dumb question... tiktok takes access of storage and contact info of every use, which can b accessible to china. which can b used to target specific groups. moreover that video showed is that they are not unable to regulate hate posts or violent content. ofc it is data security issue.

[@wickeddrac7489]

This has to be the dumbest question on the internet today or you're a CCP troll ...

[@johnbrown8570]

@@itzmrk AI regulates violence in videos. It’s not watched by individual people. That’s how all social media is. Unless it actually says to do violence verbally or in captions then it will slip through the cracks. All that was was a video of how a glock works with a caption about the committee using slang like “asf”. The computer didn’t pick it up. It’s also extremely likely that was dark humor and nothing more.

[@Karlach_]

@@johnbrown8570 What's funny about threatening a mass shooting? You're insane.

[@itzmrk]

@@johnbrown8570 I am from India. i've seen many videos on tiktok which promote hate speech, violence. it doesn't recognise many languages here, so it is an easy spam. tiktok was banned in India 2020 later they introduced AI to regulate content, which idk how effective is it. also, It's jus not abt content regulation. It can easily influence public opinions. data can b easily accessed to target people. Also reports say even after banning tiktok, they have yet to remove all the info from servers, it still hold all the user data(data of 150m users). it's a threat . you can embrace if you want.

[@MichZilla90]

My middle school debates during social studies are more professional than this.

[@Inferuno]

real 😭😭

[@bili6885]

They didn’t even let my man speak

[@rezmusic7713]

So much corruption in this hearing! Even though I’m not a fan of Tik Tok, the way our government is handling this matter is embarrassing and is honestly a waste of time and resources that could be spent on more serious issues. Not to mention it’s a bad look for our entire country! Great job by CEO on remaining calm and actually using evidence-based logic and reasoning

[@tednguyen7258]

she doesnt let him respond means this congress meeting is invalid and a waste of time

[@isy8881]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@cindypayne8971]

​@tednguyen7258 is is up to her if he is given the time to respond? Or allowed to respond? The rest of the video would have been nice. Either way, she made a legitimate point.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

​@@cindypayne8971no she didn't because literally all other platforms have the same problems, it's because tik tok is Chinese and can't be spied on by the US that they're so butthurt

[@checkle1]

@@SergyMilitaryRankings you're right, but they have a point. There are contingency plans with US and western world programs/apps. We did not have a contingency plan with TikTok, which makes it more scary. I will say though, I'm sure some deals were struck where there is some backdoor to people's profiles.

[@__knull6554]

Sounds like a Karen

[@Woopor]

Even though I hate a lot of people who use TikTok in very bad ways, I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that the congress printed out a giant board with the TikTok terms of service on it and then didn’t even let the CEO respond

[@solotuyobebe5038]

Ridiculous, those are the people we vote on to represent us that’s embarrassing 😳

[@annietang9599]

Yeah so ridiculous.

[@elsosa7863]

Incompetent people elect incompetent governments.

[@Thirzy]

Biden is your president im not surprised

[@thegreypenguin5097]

they didn't even let him respond??

[@si_w8201]

To be fair, he had 41 days to respond...

[@lxKittenTayxl]

@@si_w8201 they didn’t let him respond. And saying that he had “41 days to respond” is insane lol there is a team of tiktok workers based in the US that handles the US issues. He’s the owner of the whole company. But sure he will see this one video and he picked not to take it down. Ok.

[@falconeshield]

​@@lxKittenTayxl Oh come on he's the CEO not a content creator. This is his job.

[@lit23oasis14]

​@Nina B. He's not going to be able to see over thousands of videos tbf you can post anything on this app twitter tik tok

[@si_w8201]

@@lxKittenTayxl You're both missing the point. If those are the T's & C's, then his answer should've been that it's either already taken care of (optimum answer) or that he apologises and will take care of it. Is that video still up?

[@SquadJuiced]

Those poor potatoes. She should be ashamed.

[@theoryianabsolute8777]

No don't say that

[@antonbaydala9780]

Interesting how she correlates data security to content moderation / physical threats as one. Such an easy point to pick apart, no wonder he was denied an ability to respond.

[@cryo]

#1: He is a Singaporean. Not Chinese. #2: Biggest share holders are mostly Americans. #3: Biggest user base are Americans. So biggest loser will be Americans who use it for financial gains.

[@lananhmaithi9269]

#1: He's a Chiness descendant, but most importantly, he's the CEO of Tiktok, and he have to protect it #2: The Tiktok's parent company (Bytedance) is registered in China, and it is required to comply with Chinese laws #3: Although the data is stored in the US, but Chinese engineers still have the ability to exploit and analyze data for the purposes of the Chinese government.

[@caniform-craze2080]

​@@lananhmaithi9269 would it have changed anything if he was an European descendant or African descendant?

[@terenceding1210]

@@lananhmaithi9269 How about 250miliion Apple users in China？Should China ban it as well?cuz US govet can get Chinese users info through IPhone. Let's the world back to the 14th century that have no connections between each country.🙂

[@SuperChairman]

​@@caniform-craze2080if he is from Europe, politicians in the white house can eavesdrop on his calls while enjoying afternoon tea.

[@simulationl279]

Singaporeans are immigrants from China. The race is called chinese. He IS chinese. How ignorant are you?

[@KwadwoFirempongBoakye]

The point makes no sense. Data security and content moderation are two different operations.

[@12Metatron]

theres certainly some overlap, it shows the firmness of their stance towards their claims

[@geralferald]

​​@12Metatron there is no overlap. Data security is an issue of company policy. Moderation is a technical challenge. 2 completely different issues.

[@JewTube001]

@@geralferald Moderation is like putting out fires whereas data security is more like a regulation to prevent fires. They sound similar but the processes are vastly different.

[@12Metatron]

@@geralferald there definitely is, by failing to do something they claim to be committed to doing, their credibility towards other claims is reduced. Showing evidence that proves they have low credibility makes complete sense. This is used in courts for decreasing witness credibility too

[@PandemoniumMeltDown]

ToS are ToS

[@RealTipzy]

Who’s here after the meatcanyon video?

[@LifeisEz120]

Me

[@spyral00]

Anyone here after MeatCanyon's video?

[@ifrce-]

Yep

[@xifyction1175]

2:03 the reaction of the guy behind him 🤣😂

[@asirimaduranga8697]

Lol

[@71518]

😂😂

[@-Yeti-]

Lol nice for gif

[@Karlach_]

My reaction honestly as well. I want Tik Tok to be banned but we should still let the CEO guy respond, it's only fair.

[@CJ-fh5xq]

Probably his General Counsel lol

[@golfhk]

This CEO is the role model for answering these mental at the asylum. Big hands👏

[@benjaminaraya8073]

You are joking right? This man is not a role model. But that doesn’t mean congress asked the right questions in the right manner.

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

Big feet👣

[@alessandrohs27729]

​@@benjaminaraya8073 the man doesn't control what tiktok does, he's the CEO who makes money from eat, the evil behind western TikTok is ccp

[@Axolotl720]

@@benjaminaraya8073anyone with the patience to deal with congress is a role model in my eyes

[@iwatchwithnoads7480]

@@benjaminaraya8073 role model in how to be patient and how to keep composure against bullies

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

She looks like she’s gone back inside and demanded Dairy Queen put more ice cream in her Blizzard. 😂

[@mothgirlx6707]

The conduct of the US congress is abysmal, what was the point if the CEO wasn’t even allowed to respond, it’s like they just wanted to get points during a campaign debate.

[@yuj2251]

Told him It's a hearing, so shut up and hear!

[@Miguelbamboo]

1980 - Toshiba 🇯🇵 2013 - Alstom 🇫🇷 2020 - Huawei 🇨🇳 Today - TikTok 🇨🇳 Any company growing stronger that surpassed US would be labeled as “threat” and would be banned..😅

[@gp-sr5wn]

True

[@Tora_sama1998toshi]

may words para dyan, ''inggitero lang talaga kase si Uncle Sam" 😒

[@tedwang50]

China is not Japan or France.China can protect its own company and technology.

[@Idonthaveanythingtodo]

Tik tok deserves it

[@werewolfchampion]

You can absolutely held TikTok and american greedy companies 'BOTH' accountable, so why not focus on that fact?

[@MattyAviation]

She just hates Tik tok plain and simple. KZbin could let literal child “videos” on their site and have it on trending, and she wouldn’t mind

[@Delsin42]

Actually has that ever happened before

[@MattyAviation]

@@Delsin42 once upon a time in 2018, Logan Paul posted a video of a literal man hanging in the Japanese suicide forest, and it stayed up trending for 9 days

[@Neyobe]

Yup! And google has been spying on us for decades, and twitter allows nudity and violence!

[@TheGreatMEOWS]

Actually, all if not most of these politicians underscored the need to handle big social media platforms. It’s the fact that Tiktok is technically owned by the CCP

[@Delsin42]

@@MattyAviation worst has been posted on KZbin that's still up to this day lol that's pretty tame

[@Zayonisation]

This woman is a magician. I believed and agreed with her on every word until she didn't let him talk. Then suddenly, everything she said felt sketchier than TikTok.

[@tempname9272]

yup and if you listen to her again she doesn't actually make any sense the first time around either.

[@jupiterslight7746]

She literally wanted him to find a needle in a hay stack

[@jacobsed6665]

She really thought she did something huh 😅😂

[@johndang7032]

2:04 look at the face of guy on the left from Mr shou zi chew LOL

[@gibusspy5544]

As if you expect politicians to know what irony and satire are.

[@sadanyagci]

Thank you, background guy, for saying with your head what he wasn't allowed to say into the microphone.

[@bruhgod5000]

What does a violent video have anything to do with the privacy and data security of users 💀

[@CopeDnD]

the point was why was it posted 41 days ago when nobody publicly knew about the hearing and how did said user get that information

[@selina8816]

@@CopeDnD what? It could’ve been leaked anywhere what does that have to do with tiktoks user privacy? Do you think the CEO posted a tiktok to his drafts leaking this information like what is your point here.

[@unknownalien3837]

to this day, legend has it that nobody knows. I actually think congress is doing a major disservice to the american people by how they're handling these hearings, i.e. rarely allowing the person who is called to speak at the hearing the opportunity to speak. Makes me wonder what they're so scared of

[@CopeDnD]

@@selina8816 Bro I have no opinion on this situation I really don't care and I don't use tiktok. he sounded like he didn't know what the point of what she was saying, so i told him that simple, get a brain.

[@availablity3173]

​@@selina8816 you are wanna tik tok to not get banned Because of people like you us ls always destroyed

[@fu2201]

Is she implying that her safety should be above everyone else's???? “You expect us to believe that you are capable of maintaining the data security, privacy and security of 150 million Americans where you can’t even protect the people in this room?”

[@Fsrjtyttzma]

That’s all she needs to say. Her point is proven implicitly what don’t you understand about that comrade.

[@POLSKA-sy6hp]

Bots

[@nicolai6257]

@@Fsrjtyttzma nah her point is oretty much nothing. She has absolutrly no idea what she's talking about. A video threatening a specific person is completely different to privacy security

[@dariengoossen9544]

The American government can’t even protect kids in schools

[@gooble69]

@@nicolai6257 "A video threatening a specific person is completely different to privacy security" Only if you didn't listen to what she said, or didn't understand it.

[@kotai12]

"Can I Respond?" "No, were gonna move on" LOL I would have just walked out at that point.

[@pinksywedarnoc8017]

That gun threat isn't even a real gun threat. People do make threats all over the internet but ones like these, no one is in danger cuz they ain't gonna do jack. 😂

[@mercibeau]

this lady must’ve never scrolled on twitter a day in her life. discord, THE DARK WEB. PINTEREST like what

[@gp-sr5wn]

Why Pinterest tho? 😂

[@daylinhesford3116]

She def found it by looking up her own name

[@vicide]

@@gp-sr5wnyou thought it stopped at pinterest? 😭

[@yy-cf7wb]

Dont forget reddit 😂

[@u.r.t.v.unit6672]

That video wasn't a data security issue. That was a video slipping through the cracks due to the algorithm being unable to pick it up as a threat, which is a moderation of content issue. That has nothing to do with data breach/security issues.

[@matthewandrew8423]

Her point was that since tiktok couldn’t remove a video like that then how could it be trusted to protect user data ? How do we know if the user data won’t also fall through the cracks ?

[@zeccy337]

@@matthewandrew8423 She's trying to use false equivalency in order to shove her point across. It's honestly a ridiculous debate tactic if you think about it. There's not a single person on earth without a flaw, nor a single company without issues. You can't just cherry pick problems with a company and then use it as a baseline for everything else.

[@matthewandrew8423]

@@zeccy337 I agree with you but was pointing out what her argument was lol since the original comment couldn’t figure it out. The US has never let a foreign company overtake a national one so banning tiktok is unfortunately gonna happen

[@mikewhocheeseharry5292]

@@zeccy337 Yes and no thought. When it comes to softwares, you really can’t allow for exceptions to slip.

[@zeccy337]

@@mikewhocheeseharry5292 Here's the thing, in every software, every application, we'll definitely have failsafes, measures and backups. But you can't 100% guarantee anything you know? You can have 10 backup databases, 5 security measures, 20 reserve serves, but you can't guarantee that there won't be a tsunami the next day that comes and destroys your servers. That's why it's ridiculous for the congressman to ask for a 100% guarantee

[@aleigha_mm]

What was the point of making that claim, to not even listen to his side.

[@seanlee3863]

She seems pretty safe and well fed to me so idk what she's afraid of

[@greenpigking6974]

I’m dying. That was hilarious. Whoever made that video deserves a high five 😭😭😭😭. These people really take these memes seriously

[@andrewphoto4750]

Right imagine your troll video made it to the US government

[@bearpham565]

If I was her I be worrying about diabetes

[@marcosruiz3674]

​@@andrewphoto4750my account got taken down by the feds sadly

[@marcosruiz3674]

That would be me, The threat was supposed to be for Shou Zi Chew

[@zhangjianwen2631]

US politicians' rudeness and arrogance show, full stop.

[@xol.r-uj3rn]

"I am gonna talk about data security by showing a dark humour post on tiktok without even a slight relevancy to data security"

[@Lotus.F]

Arrogant woman, by not letting him respond is what they call democracy.

[@Nebotek1]

I have more respect for the ceo now

[@JugoIsDead]

@Ryu Kurian If you're too weak to be easily persuaded and brain controlled by social media, you already failed. Natural selection

[@luchodore]

@Ryu Kurian Yeah but the human brain was always going to be exploited, once we find out what it craves. He was just the one to find out.

[@kryptonic4641]

@@luchodore that doesnt make him any better, its like saying drugs were always going to be exploited and the cartel is the one that found out.

[@juamu1132]

@Ryu Kurian still better than your politicians

[@Crimbtw]

@Ryu Kurian you cant give people ADHD. you're born with it.

[@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."

[@underthesun-ml4mu]

She really pulled out a "violent" 8 second clip that has millions just like it in every single platform on the internet, calls him out for hypocrisy and not tracing the video in time, and refuses to let him answer. Lady clearly only uses her phone for candy crush

[@smurgburglar1550]

Not That i want to side with Tik-Tok but Moderation and Security are obviously different things.

[@kenkal1829]

Exactly! Ban tiktoc while everything we buy is made in China? Really? It's crazy!

[@itzmrk]

nah they are interlinked. those posts can b directed to specific groups of people. that's why its data security issue.

[@I_fuck_moms_of_CIA_trolls.]

​@@itzmrk Sure Fed boy

[@gooble69]

"Moderation and Security are obviously different things." Only obvious to someone who clearly doesn't know much about such things... It's all data. If you are bad at managing one type of data, it's highly unlikely you will be great at managing another type

[@itzmrk]

@@gooble69 define security? please?

[@frankgarcia4741]

Why not let him respond? I definitely wouldn’t vote for her.

[@dr.downvote]

Her logic is indirectly proportional to her size.

[@monaylinkov]

the fact that opportunity to ask amazing questions about the actual issue with TikTok’s data issues was lost because of these people is such a pity

[@dababyo5736]

Wait till she sees every other social media platform with jokes like that

[@falconeshield]

If you bring up Twitter it's like that because Musk freed the bird since October. It wasn't always like that. Facebook needs cleaning though.

[@bloedekuh]

You don't have to look far. KZbin has plenty. And KZbin's solution is demonetization.

[@TI-rz3ny]

That’s what I’m saying 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@JewTube001]

moderation isn't perfect on any platform, that includes pre-musk twitter. although the moderation has become significantly worse since he fired most of the mods.

[@AAron-du7br]

@@falconeshield twitter has been like that since 2015

[@aronstronkintense5281]

im not tiktok user but, how is that video threatening data security? based on hurt-feeling?

[@beelaroos7379]

Why was he not allowed to respond to the cow ?

[@ronaldchristenkkson]

The biggest physical threat to that woman is her own growing body mass.

[@alisa890]

😂😂

[@user-yp5ko8us9j]

Boutta collapse into a black hole any second now

[@ArifaOmer]

This made me laugh so hard 💀💀💀

[@citylinkproject9901]

her BMI is over 30 or more i guess

[@ABAddonfromHeLL]

@The GigaChad nah he has too much class to be that low.

[@adambrammeld9286]

“Can I respond chair?!” Responded with “we’re gonna move on”. Classic one that. At least take the other side of the argument. This all seems pretty one sided to me 😂😂

[@placeholder3853]

He should have just thrown a burger her way

[@Saifulnizam-lq8fp]

"My children,let me tell you about the story of where I decide to sided with tik tok for the first time in my life"

[@zytha2890]

HUH. So judicial misconduct clear and blatant? I'm not a fan of Tiktok but that congress should be cleared out.

[@Mary-zd8xo]

Tik Tok CEO, you are the winner. You handled all the rudeness with class and in dignified manner. You are COOL. Best CONDUCT ever. All the best to you. 😊

[@noaharkadedelgado]

He is no role model. But I agree that the congress went to far and were asking the wrong questions

[@tednguyen7258]

she doesnt let him respond means this congress meeting is invalid and a waste of time

[@Thirzy]

@@noaharkadedelgado why isn't he a role model? genuine question

[@chubby371]

@@noaharkadedelgado enlighten us on why is he not a role model?

[@aaronmudd5064]

This is just Sinophobia

[@CannibaLouiST]

no this is anticommunism. the most sinophobic peoples are from modern china.

[@hwanghyeongmi7863]

Exactly! Finally someone see through it

[@toniok.4726]

I don't like CCP but this is it!!!

[@haruyanto8085]

They keep calling him Chinese when he is Singaporean, that's like calling an American, British.

[@Original_josh]

Hi guys, im a Singaporean. With all due respect, i have to correct your misconception. He IS a chinese. Chinese is a race in itself. Singapore is a predominantly Chinese country, just like China. I believe the distinction you were trying to draw is between China chinese and Singaporean Chinese. I understand that in the US the term "Chinese" is often used with reference to a citizen from China but that is not actually the case. Theres China Chinese, then theres Singaporean Chinese, which is who the CEO is.

[@ljerojce2111]

How is this fair he can't defend himself

[@1080GBA]

Bro literally edited the clip and placed the TikTok vid in the middle to make it look like it was shown in the ‘hearing’

[@garrettbuxton]

Don't even let the boss respond. Typical politics only displayed in their eyes..

[@Truced]

I got banned on live for telling somebody i think their tikto vid was not funny, they said i was bullying, so trust me, tiktok is doing a better job than the US GOV

[@kemarbarnett7442]

Yeah it's best app I'll delete Facebook and Instagram asap if it get got ban

[@LtShahdirty]

The same video can go on KZbin, fb, IG and any other social media. They won't let him respond because that has nothing to do with data security..

[@GabbyEspo123]

"Can I respond?" "No." But he can have an explanation for what you just accused him of- *puts microphone down immediately* No. Out of time.

[@DanGroenhof]

As if, Facebook, KZbin, Twitter, MySpace, Instagram, reddit, or the rest of the internet don't have active threats against anyone on their platforms either.

[@berwin7870]

They really should bring all the CEOs from these platforms together, and ask the same questions. See how it goes...😂

[@antemrkic1702]

They should grill Zuckberg for second time.

[@ABAddonfromHeLL]

9GAG💀

[@Carlos-km1xd]

Can I respond? - We are gonna move on. Lol? So he just gets to be accused and can't defend his side? Nice xD

[@cbhlde]

Of course - that are those very convenient rules that the world has to obey for some reason! ;p

[@joelpetersen2480]

This is called a didactic knockout. What do you need counter-questions for?

[@skymaster4743]

Welcome to Paranoia Land.

[@ekd5213]

Defend ,Archie, uk.a kid that died because of tiktok...

[@si_w8201]

You clearly didn't watch Taibbi and Shellenberger being treat exactly the same way by Democrats...

[@SpecialAgent666]

He should have been given a chance to respond. She just wants to hear herself talk. American Big Tech had similar and worse posts which led to societal violence, yet those platforms still enjoy an aloof status abusing Sec 230 on ordinary Citizens.

[@BeyondDrawings]

But when there's actual gun threats in this country they do nothing, they send thoughts and prayers and leave it at that.

[@megatronusorionpax4900]

Even the guys in the back know what she did was ridiculous in not letting him respond.

[@mengarooo3149]

“Can I respond?” “No.” Justice at it’s finest.

[@User-mb1tz]

like watching rosie o' donnell hosting the latenight

[@Lerxst]

What's the point of allowing someone to respond if they've already lied under oath on the matter?

[@haruyanto8085]

​@@Lerxst then what's the point of a hearing? Please educate yourself

[@geralferald]

​@@Lerxst what did he lie about? I didn't hear a single lie

[@Lerxst]

@@haruyanto8085 the point is to nowlt lie under oath

[@nanomendoza2722]

They worded this video to make it seem like the ceo himself was threatening the people. So twisted 🫤

[@f0revergh0st]

facts