They are really giving him hell. Really brutal questions and insults.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?...&ab_channel=USATODAY

Lovely.

Good, expose Tik Tok, get it out in the world wide news cycle, the best way to get rid of it is to turn public sentiment against it....

After processing a WTF? regarding the dims being APPEARING! on the right side of an issue, I concluded they are putting on a show and that is all they'll do. This will be the sum total of their opposition to their far east handlers, only the stern questioning, and they'll do absolutely nothing. The show is over.

They appeared sane for a couple of hours. I didn't know it was possible. I wish it were a start. Hilarious to see eric swallowswell with a firm position on far eastern spying. He likely had to apologize to Fang Fang, and assure her it was all show.

None of them will do anything, at some point they'll know where to stop by to pick up every unpopped primer.

Link




TikTok Paid for an Astroturfed Mob of Influencers to Show Up as CEO Testified Before Congress

Chinese-owned TikTok reportedly paid for the transportation of popular influencers on its platform to appear in Washington as the company’s CEO appeared before congress.

Wired reports that the social media behemoth TikTok launched a large-scale campaign in D.C., which included paying for TikTok influencers to meet their home state lawmakers, staffers, and journalists as TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew got ready to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives.

The troubled Chinese tech giant paid for dozens of influencers, who collectively have an audience of about 60 million followers, to travel to Washington, including covering their meals, hotel bill, and travel costs. As they interacted with lawmakers on Capitol Hill, the influencers were urged to share their journey with their followers.

According to Jamal Brown, a spokesperson for TikTok, the company wanted to draw attention to the potential effects of a U.S. ban on the platform on Americans who allegedly depend on it for their livelihoods. Brown stated, “More than 150 million Americans, including 5 million U.S. businesses, rely on TikTok to innovate, find community, and support their livelihoods.” He emphasized that TikTok provided financial support for the influencers and their guests to ensure they could attend the event without any barriers.

While some influencers claimed to have paid for their airfare, most used TikTok’s free hotel offer. On the app, influencer Alexandra Doten goes by the handle @astro_alexandra. She shared her experience: “I got the hotel too! I don’t know. They just shuttle me there.”

The company’s initiative aimed to allow these influencers to meet with legislators and discuss the possible repercussions of a social media platform ban. Jorge Alverez, a mental health advocate from New Jersey, said, “They took us here, but we’re not being paid. TikTok paid for transportation—that’s also public information.”

However, lawmakers’ responses to the campaign have been conflicted. While some lawmakers have backed TikTok, arguing that it doesn’t threaten the nation any more than other social media sites, others — including prominent conservatives — have persisted in calling for the company to be banned due to privacy and national security concerns.

TikTok has spent over $10 million on lobbying over the last two years in addition to funding influencers, and it recently hired the Hotline Agency, a creative communications agency with offices in Los Angeles, to help influence Washington. Ahead of the hearing, the company also unveiled new safety features, such as a 60-minute daily app usage cap for kids.

Even though TikTok is trying to win over supporters, it is still unclear whether the company’s goodwill tour will convince the many congressional opponents who believe the app poses a threat to U.S. national security, especially after a hearing that onlookers called an “abject disaster.” Breitbart News reported extensively on yesterday’s hearing.

Just a thought....

Across this country, it's difficult to find workers to do jobs that are necessary in society. One of the reasons (not the only) is the ability for people to make money on platforms like Tik Tok for doing nothing but posting videos of themselves or others doing cute or stupid things. No skill required, just post a lot, learn what people like and post more.

Maybe if people had to go find real jobs and put in an honest days work we'd get more accomplished as a country and have to put up with less of these opinions formed by people who have never accomplished anything other than being popular with people they've never met.

China is coming at the US on many levels. Need to do our best to keep them outside the borders.

Well they fell back on their usual play...

Being against Tik Tok is... You guessed it... Racist. And xenophobic

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Originally posted by HRK:
Astroturfed Mob

Yep.

Note to Tik Tok....for your next astroturfed mob, you might consider having their 'protest signs' printed not all using the same ink colors and type faces....

This is the real motive behind all the fake outrage by politicians.

It's called the "RESTRICT ACT".

https://www.congress.gov/bill/...ll/686/text?s=1&r=15

Even if Tik Tok is banned in the US, there are many others salivating to take it's place. And all we can hop for is that it is not another CCP owned app.