Mar 27, 2023
TikTok creators posted in support of the company’s CEO Shou Zi Chew after he testified before Congress Thursday, with some users of the app claiming their “For You” page was flooded with pro-Chew content. Currently, a search of the 40-year-old Singaporean businessman’s name on the app returns almost entirely positive content.
https://www.tiktok.com/@allizsin/video/7213880716055055659
TikTokkers seem to be paying little attention to the specifics of the hearing, apart from Congressman Richard Hudson’s question regarding whether or not TikTok accesses the home WiFi network of the user (something all apps do). The congressman’s confusion over how WiFi works has been taken to mean that all of Congress is technologically illiterate.
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