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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Our CEO Shou Chew's response to the TikTok ban bill:

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Our CEO Shou Chew's response to the TikTok ban:

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TikTok Policy

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Our Statement on Enactment of the TikTok Ban: This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail. The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S.…

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Our statement on the latest TikTok legislation: This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they…

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Our statement on today's House vote: This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it's a ban. We are hopeful that the Senate will consider the facts, listen to their constituents, and realize the impact on the economy, 7 million small businesses, and…

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Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism. We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform. The number of videos on TikTok is small and reports of it trending on our…

Yashar Ali 🐘

@yashar

6 months

Over the past 24 hours, thousands of TikToks (at least) have been posted where people share how they just read Bin Laden’s infamous "Letter to America," in which he explained why he attacked the United States. The TikToks are from people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and…

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Fact check, Sen. @marcorubio , as reported by @theintercept : “U.S. intelligence has produced no evidence that the popular social media site has ever coordinated with Beijing.”

Marco Rubio

@marcorubio

2 months

Forcing TikTok to cut ties with China is a big deal and people have legitimate questions as to why and how. Below 11 part thread short addressing some of the misunderstandings being floated around 1/11

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Our statement on today's Committee vote: "This legislation has a predetermined outcome: a total ban of TikTok in the United States. The government is attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression. This will damage millions of…

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

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It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill that would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate 7 million businesses, and shutter a platform…

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

New report from @OxfordEconomics : TikTok supported a $24.2 billion contribution to U.S. GDP in 2023. Read more:

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

@SenThomTillis Threats like this are unacceptable and we condemn this in the strongest possible terms. Clearly, there are millions of Americans who want to speak out against the ban bill that would trample Americans' constitutional rights of free expression, but we must all do so in a…

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Lawmakers know - as they have repeatedly tweeted and said in the media - that the end result of this legislation is a TikTok ban in the United States. It's shameful members of Congress would complain about hearing from their own constituents. We will continue educating the 170M…

Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party

@committeeonccp

2 months

BREAKING: @RepGallagher and @CongressmanRaja demand @tiktok_us stop spreading lies in its campaign to manipulate American citizens on behalf of the CCP. “Using your platform to deceive American people about bipartisan US legislation underscores the clear necessity of the bill.”

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

This morning, Members of Congress said this bill isn't aimed at TikTok. Look at the very first page of the legislation, they didn't even bother to change the file name:

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Hear why @RepRoKhanna says he’s voting against the bill to ban TikTok:

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

A TikTok ban violates the First Amendment, but don’t take our word for it. Read their full letter here: @accessnow , @ACLU , @aapifund , @AAFederation , @CenDemTech , @CPAJustice , @dangerousspeech , @RightsDissent , @EFF , @fightfortheftr , @freepressaction ,…

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

6 months

Does anyone remember the NyQuil Chicken Challenge? It only got attention after the media created a moral panic. As @broderick notes, the thread below and media attention drove people to engage with these hashtags. From 11/14 - 15 (before tweets and media coverage) the hashtag…

Ryan Broderick

@broderick

6 months

I spent some time looking into the claim that Bin Laden's "Letter to America" went viral on TikTok. And, after finding some of the videos in this supercut and lining it up with Know Your Meme's timeline, I'm pretty confident saying this tweet is actually what made it "go viral".

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@TikTokPolicy

21 days

Tell Congress: don't take away the the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans. #KeepTikTok

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

The assertions in Chairman @RepGallagher & Ranking Member @CongressmanRaja 's letter range from offensive to patently false. These members have been clear all along that their real goal is to ban TikTok in the United States. It's disappointing members of Congress would…

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Just now, @cathymcmorris said: “This morning prior to our hearing, TikTok used its influence and power to force users to contact their representatives if they wanted to continue using TikTok.” Why are Members of Congress complaining about hearing from their constituents?…

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@TikTokPolicy

29 days

A ban on TikTok will damage millions of businesses, deny artists an audience, and destroy the livelihoods of countless creators across the country. #KeepTikTok

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

27 days

Our Head of Trust & Safety for U.S. Data Security @suzyloftus has dedicated her career to building safety and it’s her job to build it on TikTok. We’ve taken unprecedented steps to secure protected U.S. user data, spent more than $2 billion keeping TikTok safe, and have an…

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Creators like @jt_laybourne and his family are what make our community special. We will keep fighting for them and the millions of small businesses that rely on TikTok.

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@TikTokPolicy

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Today's article from @iamsternlicht is factually inaccurate. Facts matter. FACT: Our secure environment for protected U.S. user data was isolated in January 2023 and is overseen by USDS personnel. After that point, new protected U.S. user data was inaccessible to anyone outside…

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@TikTokPolicy

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This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they rely on to grow and create jobs.

Congressman Kevin Hern

@repkevinhern

2 months

The CCP is using TikTok to spy on Americans & further expand their influence in the West. This is a national security threat that impacts every American - especially our young people. I'm proud to be an original cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation.

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

We believed you the first time, @DanCrenshawTX , it is a ban bill. "China" doesn't own TikTok or ByteDance, and TikTok is not even available in China. #FactsMatter

Dan Crenshaw

@DanCrenshawTX

2 months

Lot’s of TikTok influencers are real mad about the bipartisan legislation we are gonna pass today. I get it, your favorite digital drug is under threat. So I’ll explain it really simply. First of all, if you didn’t think TikTok would engage in malicious behavior before…

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@TikTokPolicy

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A ban on TikTok would violate the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans. #KeepTikTok

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Members of Congress are complaining about hearing from their constituents? Respectfully, isn’t that their job? 170 million Americans love TikTok and every single one of us should care about our First Amendment rights.

Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party

@committeeonccp

2 months

🚨 “Here you have an example of an adversary controlled application lying to the American people and interfering with the legislative process in Congress.” — Chairman @RepGallagher & Ranking Member @CongressmanRaja respond to @tiktok_us ’ propaganda fed to its American users.

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More than 91% of small businesses in New York say their sales increased after promoting on TikTok. See how SMBs in the Empire State contributed $1.8B to the state gross domestic product in 2023 and more at

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@TikTokPolicy

5 months

We are pleased the judge rejected this unconstitutional law and hundreds of thousands of Montanans can continue to express themselves, earn a living, and find community on TikTok.

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@TikTokPolicy

2 months

In their own words: "No one is trying to disguise anything. You’re correct — we want to ban TikTok." - @RepDanCrenshaw "I am proud to join Chairman Mike Gallagher in introducing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to finally ban TikTok in…

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

6 months

Read more on our community guidelines here:

Safety and Civility | TikTok

Physical and psychological safety form the foundation of individual well-being, and civility is the key to a thriving community.

www.tiktok.com

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Small businesses on TikTok contributed more than $3.4B to California's gross domestic product last year. Check out how 96% of The Golden State's SMBs report selling out of a product and more at

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@TikTokPolicy

6 months

Respectfully, @NikkiHaley , this is the truth: Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism. We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform. The number of videos on TikTok is…

Nikki Haley

@NikkiHaley

6 months

Thousands of TikTok users are siding with Osama bin Laden who murdered 3,000 Americans. This is a prime example of how our foreign enemies poison social media to advance their evil agenda. #BanTikTok . Stop giving the Chinese Communist Party the ability to influence Americans.

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Educators like @TrevorBoffone are the heart of our TikTok community. The ability for creators to inspire others, find community, and earn a livelihood are just some of the reasons why we will never stop fighting for the creators that make TikTok so special. Hear from him…

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

3 months

Respectfully, @SenTedCruz , the analysis from the NCRI cited in your questioning today has been debunked by researchers at @catoinstitute and elsewhere. The NCRI study fails to take into account the basic fact that hashtags are created by users, not by TikTok. Most importantly,…

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

2 months

This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they rely on to grow and create jobs.

Mike Gallagher

@RepGallagher

2 months

"This is my message to TikTok: break up with the Chinese Communist Party or lose access to your American users. America’s foremost adversary has no business controlling a dominant media platform in the United States." - Rep. Gallagher

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@TikTokPolicy

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This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they rely on to grow and create jobs.

CathyMcMorrisRodgers

@cathymcmorris

2 months

Foreign adversaries—like China—pose the greatest national security threat to the U.S. of our time. With apps like TikTok, these countries are able to target, surveil, and manipulate Americans. This week, @HouseCommerce will lead to protect Americans and our national security.

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

3 months

Our CEO's testimony today as prepared for delivery:

TikTok CEO Shou Chew's Opening Statement - Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Online Child...

As Prepared for Delivery: Chair Durbin, Ranking Member Graham, and Members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Shou Chew and I am the CEO of TikTok, a

newsroom.tiktok.com

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Respectfully, @JakeAuch , as stated in our CEO’s testimony to Congress, TikTok is subject to the laws of the United States. We take significant steps to protect the users of our platform, but welcome the opportunity to work with you further.

Jake Auchincloss

@JakeAuch

2 months

TikTok & other trillion-dollar social media corporations are making kids & their parents miserable, all for advertising dollars. Congress needs to regulate them. This week I introduced two bills: one to safeguard children online and one to force TikTok to answer to US laws.

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

2 months

Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy Internet Governance Project, @IGPAlert , outlines why this bill is a ban on TikTok:

Internet Governance at Georgia Tech

@IGPAlert

2 months

Yes, it’s a Ban – Here's the Real Story Behind the New TikTok Law

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TikTok Policy

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5 months

. @WUSA9 verifies @NikkiHaley ’s claim is false. @VerifyThis confirms she references a limited survey (not a scientific study), then misstated the limited survey’s results. As we said, there’s no evidence to this claim.

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

3 months

To be clear, @JohnCornyn , the Wall Street Journal story you referenced gets it wrong. We have robust policies in place to protect US user data, far and above what any peer company has done. There are strict technical controls, policies, and training to prevent unauthorized…

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TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

3 months

Senator @tedcruz , TikTok is not available in China and here in the U.S., as we've repeatedly explained, our algorithm doesn't "take sides" or "promote" one side of an issue over another:

The truth about TikTok hashtags and content during the Israel-Hamas war

Over 1 billion people come to TikTok to find community, discover and learn. As a platform, we take our responsibility seriously to keep our community safe and welcoming while working relentlessly to c

newsroom.tiktok.com

Ted Cruz

@tedcruz

3 months

In China, TikTok is promoting educational videos to children, and there is even a limit to the amount of time they can spend on the app. In the US, TikTok is promoting harmful videos and anti-Israel propaganda. Why is there such a dramatic difference?

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Today’s report issued by @ncri_io uses a flawed methodology to reach a predetermined, false conclusion and relies on the false premise that activity on two very different platforms should be identical. It fails to take into account the basic fact that hashtags are created by…

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@TikTokPolicy

5 months

. @NikkiHaley 's statement is 100% false. #FactsMatter

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@TikTokPolicy

5 months

As we continue to focus on the safety of our community, we’re launching a series of initiatives to #swipeouthate on TikTok: 1. Within our trust and safety team, we’ve brought together a new anti-hate and discrimination task force to further crack down on hateful behavior. 2.…

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@TikTokPolicy

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To correct the record, @HawleyMO , the Wall Street Journal story you referenced is wrong. Project Texas is a massive, unprecedented undertaking to address data sovereignty concerns. We have voluntarily, at our own expense, started this project to build a secure environment for…

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@TikTokPolicy

5 months

Respectfully, @RepBuddyCarter , let's be clear on the facts: 1. 60% of TikTok's parent company is owned by global investors, 20% by our company's founders, with the remaining 20% owned by our employees - including thousands of Americans. 2. Our recommendation algorithm does not…

Buddy Carter

@RepBuddyCarter

5 months

TikTok is a #CCP tool of division. We must wake up and put a stop to it.

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@TikTokPolicy

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TikTok does not "promote" one side of an issue over another. Our recommendation algorithm does not "take sides." TikTok content is generated by our community & recommendations are based on what you previously engaged with.

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@TikTokPolicy

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Attitudes among young people skewed toward Palestine long before TikTok existed. Support for Israel, as compared to sympathy for Palestine, has been lower among younger Americans for some time as evidenced by Gallup polling data dating as far back as 2010:

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@TikTokPolicy

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Respectfully, @SenMarcoRubio , this is simply false. The content people see on TikTok is generated by our community and recommendations are based on the content people have previously engaged with. Our recommendation algorithm doesn't "take sides" and has rigorous measures in…

Senator Marco Rubio

@SenMarcoRubio

6 months

TikTok is a funnel for China to manipulate information going to young Americans.

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@TikTokPolicy

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Fact check, @RepPfluger : Our policies already prohibit political candidates from fundraising on our platform. There is zero evidence of the other assertions you are making and when it comes to data security, we’re well ahead of our peer companies in safeguarding protected U.S.…

Rep. August Pfluger

@RepPfluger

3 months

🚨NEW: I'm working on legislation to prohibit members of the federal government with security clearances from downloading TikTok on their personal devices and prevent those running for federal elected office from fundraising on TikTok. @danielchaitin7

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@TikTokPolicy

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. @RepGallagher : You keep stating hashtag comparisons are our preferred metric for comparing content across platforms, but we said clearly in our 11/17 newsroom post: "Blunt comparisons of hashtags are severely flawed and misrepresentative of the activity on TikTok." We only…

Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party

@committeeonccp

5 months

Chairman @RepGallagher compared popular trends on @instagram and @tiktok_us , revealing striking disparities in the prevalence of topics sensitive to the CCP. Instagram has 153x more mentions of #TiananmenSquare than TikTok.

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@TikTokPolicy

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This is a flat out lie that has been debunked, @SenRickScott . Shame on you for repeating it.

Rick Scott

@SenRickScott

3 months

Disturbing the Met Gala would allow TikTok’s CEO to be an “honorary” chair. This guy leads the CCP’s effort to spy on your kids and feed them information. Every Met attendee and co-chair should be asked if they’re okay with that.

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@TikTokPolicy

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We take seriously our responsibility to keep our community safe. In light of misinformation & mischaracterization about how TikTok actually operates, itʼs important to have the facts. Read the truth about TikTok hashtags, content, & the Israel-Hamas war:

The truth about TikTok hashtags and content during the Israel-Hamas war

Over 1 billion people come to TikTok to find community, discover and learn. As a platform, we take our responsibility seriously to keep our community safe and welcoming while working relentlessly to c

newsroom.tiktok.com

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@TikTokPolicy

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@JakeSherman @HouseCommerce This bill is an outright ban of TikTok, no matter how much the authors try to disguise it. This legislation will trample the First Amendment rights of 170 million Americans and deprive 5 million small businesses of a platform they rely on to grow and create jobs.

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@TikTokPolicy

6 months

It's easy to cherry pick hashtags to support a false narrative about TikTok. Relying on blunt comparisons of hashtags is severely flawed and misrepresentative of the activity on our platform.

TikTok was slammed for its pro-Palestinian hashtags. But it’s not alone.

U.S.-based platforms Facebook and Instagram show a remarkably similar gap, undercutting Republican arguments that China is influencing what appears on TikTok.

www.washingtonpost.com

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@TikTokPolicy

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These are the facts, @ChrisMurphyCT : Hateful ideologies, including antisemitism, are not and have never been allowed on our platform. From October 7 to November 17, we removed more than 1,164,000 videos in the conflict region for breaking our rules, including content promoting…

The America One News

@am1_news

5 months

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) calls for crackdown on Chinese-controlled TikTok due to promotion of pro-Hamas and antisemitic content. He links hate speech on college campuses to violence against Jewish communities and calls for greater accountability on…

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@TikTokPolicy

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Respectfully, @RepJoshG , that misrepresents what's actually happening. Our Creative Center is designed to provide brands with the top trending content to help them better understand trends; it was never meant to be a transparency tool. Unfortunately, some individuals and…

Rep Josh Gottheimer

@RepJoshG

4 months

China-owned @tiktok_us has been pushing antisemitic, anti-American, & pro-Hamas content, & is trying to hide it. After a @ncri_io report called out TikTok for suppressing topics, they removed a feature that reveals the popularity of topics on the app.

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@TikTokPolicy

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Respectfully, @cathymcmorris , these are the facts: 1. 60% of TikTok's parent company is owned by global investors, 20% by our company's founders, with the remaining 20% owned by our employees - including thousands of Americans - and has a five person Board of Directors, with…

CathyMcMorrisRodgers

@cathymcmorris

5 months

It’s deeply concerning TikTok is a tool for China to manipulate Americans by spreading antisemitism & pro-Hamas propaganda. This content is poisoning hearts & minds, which is why I’m demanding answers & exposing TikTok's threat to our national security.

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@TikTokPolicy

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Here is the fact missing from this report, @SenBillCassidy : this so-called 'TikTok challenge' was debunked some time ago, as widely reported in spring 2022:

Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok

Targeted Victory pushed local operatives across the country to boost messages calling TikTok a threat to American children. “Dream would be to get stories with headlines like ‘From dances to danger...

www.washingtonpost.com

NOLA.com

@NOLAnews

5 months

Sen. Bill Cassidy: TikTok responsible for rise in violence in Louisiana schools

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@TikTokPolicy

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Respectfully, @EliseStefanik , this is the truth: Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism. We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform. The number of videos on TikTok…

Elise Stefanik

@EliseStefanik

6 months

The Bin Laden TikTok trend is reprehensible and unAmerican. President Trump was right. We must ban TikTok and stop China's influence on young Americans.

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