Both Democrats and Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee took TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to task Thursday during a congressional hearing about national security threats raised by the Chinese-owned social media app.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers GRILLS TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew over claims the app is spying on Americans and promoting pro-CCP messages:
"TikTok is a weapon by the CCP to spy on you, manipulate what you see, and exploit pic.twitter.com/a0aeZELMQk…
— NEWSNANCY (@NineNewsNancy) March 23, 2023
TikTok CEO Shou Chew claims TikTok “proactively removes” all “harmful content.”
Clearly, that is FALSE.
WATCH this TikTok inciting violence against the @HouseCommerce Committee hearing today.
It's been up since February 10th, 2023. pic.twitter.com/nO2CMOSm11
— Energy and Commerce Committee (@HouseCommerce) March 23, 2023
Questioned over U.S. user data, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified he’s seen ‘no evidence that the Chinese government has access to that data.’
Rep. Anna Eshoo: ‘I find that actually preposterous.’ pic.twitter.com/Gouzn6p32c
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 23, 2023
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew claims the app doesn't censor content about the Uyghur genocide or Tiananmen Square massacre:
Chew: “TikTok is a place for freedom of expression.”
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA): “Making false or misleading statements to Congress is a federal crime.” pic.twitter.com/hrohQF6hrk
— The Recount (@therecount) March 23, 2023
Rep. Dan Crenshaw: ‘If the CCP tells ByteDance to turn over all data that TikTok has collected inside the U.S. … do they have to do so, according to Chinese law?’
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew: ‘Congressman, first, I’m Singaporean.’ pic.twitter.com/qKzlpnTcwG
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 23, 2023
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew basically admitted that CCP-owned TikTok is spying on Americans. Last time I checked, spying on Americans was a crime. Why isn’t the Biden DOJ arresting Mr. Shou Zi Chew?
pic.twitter.com/UKarzrJhzi— Charles R Downs (@TheCharlesDowns) March 23, 2023
Rep. @FrankPallone to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew Opening Statement: "I still believe that the Beijing Communist government will still control and have the ability to influence what you do. This idea, this 'Project Texas' is simply not acceptable." pic.twitter.com/IKUoaWc078
— CSPAN (@cspan) March 23, 2023
