{"id":11881,"date":"2023-11-20T13:46:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/gop-lawmakers-press-tiktok-ceo-on-deluge-of-pro-hamas-content-on-platform\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T13:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:46:25","slug":"gop-lawmakers-press-tiktok-ceo-on-deluge-of-pro-hamas-content-on-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/gop-lawmakers-press-tiktok-ceo-on-deluge-of-pro-hamas-content-on-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmakers press TikTok CEO on \u2018deluge of pro-Hamas content\u2019 on platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

FIRST ON FOX: <\/strong>A group of House Republicans is demanding more transparency from TikTok about how content is amplified and how much insight China has into those processes as accusations mount against the social platform that it\u2019s boosting antisemitic videos.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018On October 7, the Palestinian terrorist organization, Hamas, brutally attacked Israel and killed more than 1,400 people. Since this terrorist attack, disinformation related to the conflict has run rampant on your platform, stoking antisemitism, support, and sympathy for Hamas,\u2019 they wrote to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.<\/p>\n

The letter is being led by Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga. It comes just days after TikTok was under fire for facilitating a surge in viral videos expressing support for Usama bin Laden\u2019s 2002 \u2018Letter to America\u2019 written in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TikTok said the content \u2018clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism,\u2019 and that it would be removing the content. However, the company defended itself: \u2018The number of videos on TikTok is small and reports of it trending on our platform are inaccurate. This is not unique to TikTok and has appeared across multiple platforms and the media.\u2019<\/p>\n

Carter cited reports that content flagged as pro-Palestinian was far more widely viewed than videos supporting Israel.<\/p>\n

\u2018Many of the younger generations are turning to TikTok rather than search engines and other verifiable sources for their news. You have led these generations to believe that TikTok is an \u2018unfiltered\u2019 news source,\u2019 the GOP lawmakers wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

National security hawks have been wary of TikTok\u2019s connection to China, with its parent company ByteDance being based in Beijing.<\/p>\n

\u2018Earlier this year, while testifying before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, you stated that the [Chinese government] did not have control over TikTok. However, former TikTok employees reported that [China] has access to American user data and is closely involved in decision-making and product development,\u2019 the letter said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018This control, alongside troubling reports of privacy and data security breaches, such as monitoring American journalists\u2019 locations, prove that the CCP is using TikTok as a surveillance and manipulation tool.\u2019<\/p>\n

The lawmakers are demanding to know how many employees at TikTok have connections to ByteDance, how the platform screens for misinformation and anti-Israel content amid the conflict with Hamas, and how its algorithms are curated, among other queries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018Given that roughly half of TikTok\u2019s U.S. user base is under 25 years old, American youth are being exposed to extremely violent and disturbing images and videos,\u2019 they wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018This deluge of pro-Hamas content is driving hateful antisemitic rhetoric and violent protests on campuses across the country. The CCP has already co-opted your platform, and it seems TikTok and TikTok\u2019s employees are resigned to becoming a mouthpiece for antisemites, terrorists, and propaganda.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to TikTok for comment.<\/p>\n\n

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