Explosive Testimony: TikTok CEO Appears Before Congress
The Rich Zeoli Show
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🗓️ 23 March 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:
- While speaking with the White House press, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby stated that it was not hypocritical for the Biden Administration to consider banning TikTok while simultaneously having President Joe Biden appear in videos posted to the social media application.
- On Thursday, TikTok CEO Shou Chew appeared before the House Commerce Committee. During the hearing, Chew claimed that ByteDance—TikTok’s parent company—is not controlled by the Chinese government. During a particularly intense exchange, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) accused TikTok of being used to “spy” on American journalists. At one point, while being questioned by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX), Chew seemingly conceded that the Chinese government has the ability to manipulate content on TikTok, though he vehemently denied that it has ever happened.
- While being questioned by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA), TikTok CEO Shou Chew was unable to say how many children have died due to dangerous “challenges” being promoted on TikTok.
- According to a report from Jackie Roman of NJ.com, “[t]he school board of Hunterdon Central Regional High School is launching an investigation into a Twitter account with transphobic content reportedly owned by one of its board members” The account allegedly misgendered United States Secretary of Health Rachel Levine—a biological man who identifies as female. Read more about the story here: https://www.nj.com/education/2023/03/nj-school-will-investigate-transphobic-twitter-account-allegedly-run-by-board-member.html
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| 0:16.5 | This dish isn't as the next generation of talk. |
| 0:20.5 | Now on Talk Radio 1210 W-P-H-D, Rich Ziole. |
| 0:27.0 | TikTok is it a threat to national security or not? |
| 0:31.0 | That is a question. The question we have to ask ourselves in a big, big way. |
| 0:35.0 | The question is, are you going to use it? |
| 0:37.0 | Should it be banned? Will it be banned? And what does a ban mean? |
| 0:40.0 | 855-839-1210 on Twitter at Rich Ziole. |
| 0:44.0 | There's a lot of Republicans calling for a ban on TikTok. |
| 0:48.0 | There's a lot of Democrats defending TikTok and defending the app and defending China. |
| 0:54.0 | I've been going so far as I suggest that calling out China on all this is in fact racist. |
| 0:59.0 | Well, the TikTok CEO is under fire right now. |
| 1:02.0 | Before I get into any of the overall testimony from the day-to-day by this guy, |
| 1:10.0 | I want to play you a clip from John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman John Kirby, |
| 1:14.0 | who was asked about TikTok and why it is that Joe Biden keeps using TikTok |
| 1:19.0 | if it's such a national security threat. Take a listen. |
| 1:24.0 | I wanted to follow up on TikTok. Obviously, you've expressed again |
| 1:28.0 | today the national security concerns with the app. |
| 1:31.0 | Why then did the president agree to appear in TikTok videos |
| 1:35.0 | as recently as I think St. Patrick's Day? |
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