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.

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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[knock]

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

[jackharrington]

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

[beachboye]

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

[pxg]

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

[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

[mchan]

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

[equine.melissa]

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

[shaunmoses]

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. 🐑

[davexb]

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"?

[abdullahahmed]

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.

[osoba]

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

[AegisAuras]

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

[bloedekuh]

This woman's logic is all over the place.

[MrRetroDev]

She has no idea how any of this works. Even YouTube 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.

[disciplinenotregret]

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

[enzymerc]

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

[turtle]

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.

[TheClanBlade]

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

[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.

[phrenic]

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.