I agree. I would hate the idea of a my child watching these RUclips videos and being on social media talking to strangers but at the same time I know my child needs a phone for emergencies.
How so? You guys are stupid and are a part of the problem, one of them that is. Another problem is you don't understand the problem. A phone calls people. The internet and society is the issue. But you'd never admit to being part of the problem so you're good right?
I don’t know, I’ve seen a family restaurant suddenly get business bc the daughter posted a video of her mom sitting alone waiting for customers; some now-famous musicians used the app to gain an audience. I think the jury is still out on social media in general, bc it provides what the news does not - ordinary people doing great and positive things. Of course there’s a lot of not-so-great content too, but yeah
.. you guys are so unintelligent it makes me genuinely believe I could start a dictatorship in America and you complicit slaves would follow if I made light promises.
Well, yes but... society needs to play a part too. Kids aren't always with their parents, and communities play a role in raising your children as well. That's why things like smoking, alcohol, and so on are also illegal, or why schools are compulsory, even though technically you can make the same argument that a parent should be responsible for that too.
@@darkwoodmoviesYes, but access to phones etc is something which a parent should control. On other hand, even if you as a parent do control personal access, you won't be able to stop your child from coming into contact with it at schools or other children who do see it.
@@sparkyblue7016 Right, and I guess phones are more expensive than ciggarrets etc. but still. Also not all parents are responsible (and I daresay most aren't these days), so I'd argue the government needs to have some authority to regulate bad parenting in cases like this.
......and we as a country will fail again when those that think we should censor or ban tiktok to save kids, it will set a precedence of censoring and banning across the board just like federal agencies did secretly at twitter. What should be under consideration is the states responsibility to guarantee privacy of data under the US constitution and a banning of companies who chose not to guarantee privacy of data then, legislate laws that make it the responsibility of parents to educate and provide boundaries for their children.
@@Mitramon that's your rebuttal? Do you not see a difference between "private life" vs "school life"? Of COURSE porn will be filtered in a school setting as the school is responsible as guardians during class times. And no, this isn't me contradicting myself it's me observing the context of the situation(s).
@ralphbuchwitz saying you don't beleive in free speech is actually exercising free speech in a society like America that allows free speech. Ironically, cancelling people for saying they don't agree with free speech is actually ANTI-free speech. Try again. And @mrrey8937 is right. You are contradicting yourself!
@@sijackex305 rubbish ... Im a parent ...my teenage kids never went on tic tok ..PUBG...etc .. They are busy with what they should be doing..studies and sports abd helping around the house and actually playing with friends ...gadget entertainment is with permissions... And yes ..they do see things i wish they didnt but not at the cost of any of the above...
@Sweta Shetty i said whst they want to, i am not saying every kid is bad... i am saying if they want to, you cant stop them and you wont know no matter how much of a helicopter parent you are. Ofc unless you lock them inside the house and watch them 24/7
@Sweta Shetty and to add another point.. a lot of those types of parents have a "my job is to get them to do what i want until they move out" thinking what they do at their house is what they will do when they grow up. Which i am not saying is bad. I'm just saying that there is no 100% perfect way to raise a human
Tiktok could very well make it way harder for kids to access it, but they won't because it would mean less profits. Simply use methods to verify age, even if it means less costumers out of fear of stolen personal information.
It's doesn't have anything to do with parenting. It's part of corporate social responsibility and business ethics to make sure the type of contents they project doesn't have detrimental effects on children and society.
The problem isn’t in the individual, it’s in society. A parent can easily prevent their kid from having a phone and watching tik tok. But it’s much more difficult to stop their kid from interacting with all the other kids who do look at it, and who show it to this kid. Because of things like tik tok, we live in a world where you either need to be a super controlling helicopter parent, or your kids gonna get corrupted pretty fast, because that’s the society the government has allowed
Very well said. The problem is indeed not with the parents; it's what we are accepting and allowing to exist as part of our society. If the app was banned, it would solve a drastic portion of the problem at hand. Why has it not been banned? Because nobody is taking the matter seriously. We live in a world where everything is now whatever and social ethics are going down the toilet...
@@WordsInVain why would you censor the Internet before censoring rap music and comic book films? You don't have a single proposal to create positive group norms and enforce them. In fact, you can't enforce good behavior because most people are intellectually incapable of behaving. Good luck getting Hispanics to not litter This social media harm panic is super low IQ. America spares no opportunity to neglect and traumatize children and yet they claim they have moral authority.
@@WordsInVain Which problems would be solved if Tiktok were to be banned? Which social ethics are going down the toilet? Because I guarantee you that the social ethics of the past were much worse than now.
@@Tattlebot I don't see why rap music and comic book films need to be censored. "You can't enforce good behavior because most people are intellectually incapable of behaving, good luck getting Hispanics not to litter." Flat out inaccurate and racist.
@@timfan3638 fentanyl and their derivatives are for industrial use. US has only 5% of world population bit consumes 50% of the drugs in the world. Perhaps US should reflect on its own governance.
He’s basically saying, “We’re stepping out of the way for you parent your own child, and make laws about what you think is appropriate for your country’s children” I literally despise Tik Tok but he’s able to flip America’s pride of freedom back on them, because parents really are so eager to irresponsibly shove electronics in their kids hands as soon as they can open their eyes and no one is striving to push legislation for age restrictions on social media. No one to blame but American parents. CEOs aren’t going to make decisions in your kids best interests, that’s your job.
Well yeah but the prevalence of sociopathy among CEOs is over 20 times higher than average, not exactly better than lazy parents. Go send your landlord a birthday cake :p
No a CEO won't, but that doesn't relinquish them of blame if they are the ones putting content out there - especially if it's illegal (talking in general - I'm not referring to tiktok specifically).
Gotta give credit where credit is due. This guys actually answered the questions. He didn’t dodge them like so many amaerican company leaders do. I still don’t like or use TikTok but this guy easily takes the cake for being the most prepared and again actually answering the questions.
I used tiktok yesterday and it's actually okay, basicly the app know what age you are base on your search history rather than youtube a lot of life hacks there, i have to uninstall it bcs it's kinda addicting.
@@weirdflex8158 doesn’t mean he was less prepared then everyone else we see in his seat and that was my point. So you can shut up I don’t feel like it.
He's basically like "yall force me to make the app available to 8 year olds, and Singapore won't allow the app to accessible under 13 years of age. Talk to your government, not me" haha
Quite the opposite, he says that Singapore doesn't have restrictions, so he doesn't let his kids use it and they moonrise it to those kids. Whilst USA has COPPA, so there's restrictions he needs to abide by
@@aprimic lemme rephrase the previous "short but sweet" statement then, he's saying talk to COPPA, not me about your regulations for children's programming
They aren't that dumb. All they just want to using Tik Tok for their politics to against China only. Pretty-sure they knew so well that Tik Tok wasn't threate their country but they rather keep continue lying 100 time untril people really beleived it.
You can’t complain about your kids being influenced by social media if you let internet raise your kids. I wasn’t allowed on social media until my 16 birthday and even then, I couldn’t just post anything. If I was bored, I would have to read a book. These people are lazy parents and are blaming a social media platform for their failures
That’s extreme. I was raised like that and became extremely sneaky and because I had nothing to do all day, I matured quickly at 12 and started being “fast” and sneaking out. I’d let me child have a phone at 12 to contact me and have parental settings on their phone to monitor what they do at least, and at 14 I’ll unrestrict parental settings and check in once a week. At 16 I’ll fully unrestrict everything with no parental check ins. Edit- This is my opinion and I just meant their parents seemed a little extreme to wait until 16. Also I can’t see comment reply’s since it doesn’t notify me and I only came from comment likes since I get notified on that. So if ur replying I probably won’t see it
Yeah, my parents were like this, except they never gave me a reason beyond ‘you’re too young and the internet is a bad place’. They were tech savvy or interested in learning either, so I happily used whatever site or app I wanted ever since I was 10. Oh the other hand I have friends whose parents also were strict about SM in varying degrees but openly spoke to their kids as to why, and while not all of them abstained from SM, they were definitely more cautious and stayed much safer than me.
@@jazlyn2721 that's your opinion. He/she was raised differently and appreciates it. I had my son at 17, didn't much about hoe to raise a child since I was child myself but when he turned 5 I started playing chess with him and slowly introduced him to drawing, math, football (soccer) and basketball. I grew up speaking french, so I took him to w french speaking school, in east africa many people also speak swahili, so I introduced him to it. I'm 33 now and he just turned 16 last month and will graduate high school in September. He perfectly speaks french, swahili, kinyarwanda (my mother tongue),english and a bit of japanese cause I made him love mangas and japanese anime. He is the best under 18, basketball player in the country, a black belt, one of the best chess players and is graduating in a combination of math, physics, chemistry and biology. He likes reading books more than social media, i've always made sure he makes his own life experiences instead of having to take other people's opinions, to make sure he has his own critical thinking about life. In africa, we highly respect elders, because they are wise. Age is a sign of wisdom, it's very important to humble your kids when they are still young and make sure they hold the family values, country, cultures and traditions.
Anyhow this thing is restricted or put as much parental control as you want this is soooooo addictive. When science is plug on your brain to check addiction they can see the same thing between a crak smoker and a tiktok watcher. 8 years old is wayyyyy to young
@@3blu Sometime I wonder how we ALL ended up with a damn cellphone anyway. I was not aware of all the slaves mining for the minerals needed to build one. I did not realize I was influencing kids to use one just by using it. My niece she grew up mostly in her room with a cell and tiktok. She is now addicted to social media. She makes money and gets sooo much like but idk if it's a good thing. I just hope she will be happy.
Nope. When it came to something technical, Ceo says “he’ll get back to the senator’s question”. As a ceo he should know at least the basic technical aspects. CEO is acting dumb or maybe he is dumb. Or maybe he’s just being arrogant and rude, just like some people in singapore. Don’t believe me, go find out for yourself.
@@averageuser2027 I'm not a fan of tik Tok. I think it's overall a bad influence on humanity. (Sure it can have good influence, but the administration actively encourages bad practices) I just think it's a shame that the only person that answers questions to the point is a person that runs a company I don't like. I wish the lizard zuck and politicians and whatnot would be this straightforward.
@@walkingman8943 of course i play video games, I only have to work five hours a day for a six figure income and I’m in my early 20s, you jealous or something, am I rent free in your mind?
trustworthy? every human being looks for every way possible to make more money, this guy is no different. What he said does not immediately turn him into a saint. if provided the oppurtunity to monetize from people under 13 i dont see why he wont do that
I live in Chicago and kids over here have Guns and Drugs, and US congress’ main concern is whether a kid should be able to download TikTok. This country is a mess.
A child growing up in real life will more likely use a gun responsibly compared to an iPad baby 🤦♂️ I can tell you’re from Chicago 😂💀 no-….. full front ^^
Very solid statement from the CEO, but all the parents who let their kids use this app are responsible for that as well! A kid shouldn’t be on this app, I couldn’t imagine the damage I would have when I would grow up as a child and be on tiktok
It's one thing to deny your kid a smartphone (they could still make perfect use of a regular cellphone to make calls and text), which could effectively hinder them access to the brian demage app at home. But parents cannot control what their children are being exposed to outside the home, when they are attending school, or hanging out with friends, or engaging in their extracurricular activities. There will still be exposure to the brіan demage app through a third party, as long as it remains publicly accessible.
@WordsInVain so many people dont realize this. "My child isnt on tiktok! They go outside and spend tine eith their friends!" And.. what exactly do you think they do outside and with friends? They arent playing with legos ill tell you that
@@GabrielMoura-qe3il when I was younger I was often outside with friends while my parents were working, I got a small phone just for calls just in case something happend! Could not imagine how braindead I would be if I got a smartphone with social media at this age! Only thing I could done with my phone was listen to music or play the snake game 🤣🤣 but if we are honest playing football with friends is much more exciting than sitting on the phone!!
It doesn't help when so many parents are glued to these brain rot apps as well. You can't expect a parent to keep their kid away from addictive apps when they can't even get themselves off of it.
My child is 10 and it's our responsibility to monitor her device and what apps she's using. She's not allowed on TikTok because we want to keep her from being exposed to something she's not ready for. Same thing with Instagram. Parents become responsible for their children's internet usage the minute they buy them a phone, tablet, or computer. This whole banning situation is not about protecting and caring for children. If it were then school shootings, child poverty, underfunded schools, foster system reform, free breakfast/lunch programs, etc would be a priority.
@@renek2913 What country would do that? People will go back to using flip phones, and probably hundreds of thousands or millions of people will leave your country. Banning the internet would most likely spark a big protest, by banning the internet your effectively banning AI which is undoubtedly the future, and if your country continues to ban the internet/ AI, then your country would be considered undeveloped and even countries like Africa would be more developed than you, your life expectancy would be one of the lowest out of the whole world since you don’t have AI to run your medical technologies, the whole world would cure blindness and paralysis by using brain chips but then guess what? You don’t have the internet/ AI to run the brain chips so you’ve effectively made your people suffer longer, and I can go on about this a lot more. It’s impossible to ban the internet and you can’t argue with that.
@@properdude_6866 So? If kids can get around rules and see some traumatizing stuff like porn and other things then is the restriction really doing its job? No.
I see young parents all the time at the park or at the baseball field and most of the time their face is buried in their own phone and they’re ignoring their kids. Maybe the problem isn’t the kids addiction to social media, but the parents addiction to it. We have an entire generation of parents who can’t look up from their own phones and are too lazy to do their job so they buy their kids an electronic device to distract them. And thus a vicious cycle.
@@justanothermortal1373 and then they have the audacity to be hypocritical and complain about kids on their phones, yes its an issue but they need to recognise that they are part of the problem and take steps to prevent it.
I WISH our country would have the "No one under the age of 13" law and the other law about a child under 2 not allowed to appear in online videos. Our country constantly screams about "protecting the children" but refuses to pass laws that actually would.
A good team at giving every bit of your data to a government that has millions of Muslim slaves in re education camps. But I'm sure that they will do nothing bad with all your data.
He comes of angry and defensive and while he was well prepared it is best to understand he knew well in advance what the questions were and even who was assigned to ask them. Good coaching to keep it timely but his arrogance is oozing out of him.
There’s so many other clips of him not even getting the chance to answer. All they’re doing is just criticizing and belittling him. Like, if you just want to say a lot of bogus things, go, say it to the wall. you want answers but you’re not letting him answer…
Well yeah. They went after Zuckerberg and other US tech company CEOs numerous times already. As they should. I’m surprised they even took this long to finally go after TikTok..
The main concern is about China owning Tiktok, which is a huge risk factor and why IMHO it should be banned. The dangers with social media in general should be adressed on top of that.
@@maxjames00077 Lmao. As if Meta doesn't sell it's data to China and Russia. May I need to remind you Cambridge Analytica? Tiktok is no worse than any other social media company, you braindead. Even US govt harvest your data.
This guy is incredibly composed under the fire. People keep wanting to point the finger and find someone to blame. Look inwards for blame, don't blame this entrepreneur.
So he pretty much put her in her place when he tells her that in other countries, they are more concerned with what their kids see or can post on TikTok then we are protective of our kids in the United States.
I believe in Singapore, where this CEO comes from, if you are in possession of certain drugs for more than 5 grams, it carries a death penalty, and it has been executed.
He is literally saying that he accepts the TikTok ban for Singaporean kids but he doesn't want similar protections for American kids. How is that commendable?
They may have no idea what are they asking or talking about but their objectives are pretty clear: Make TT to give up their ownership to US or ban TT totally if it belongs to China.
@@skyOH7 true, but Philippines isn't one of those Asian countries. We also have that TikTok addiction here just like the US. well of course, cause the Philippines is always copying US 🙄 if US is going dumb so is the Philippines
Drugs aren't as powerful on your citizens as the control of information is. If you can basically control all the information that children are viewing and shape it to fill their agenda, you can influence all their actions and decisions. They can take all your data and misuse it however they'd like too. There's also at least 30 Chinese state media employees working for ByteDance/TikTok, which are part of the same corporal web as the CEO admitted. 😊
Totally agree with everyone here, stating that it's the parents' job to raise their kids. But let's not forget the massive social responsibility tech companies have - and often ignore. Looking after your children does not negate the responsibility of tech companies to not make platforms accessible, which can exploit a child or be harmful to it through its own systems. Regulation is not a substitute for parenting, but it still needs to happen in addition to it.
Lmao what? You as a parent have full control of what your 8 year old does. My daughter doesnt go on tiktok, she has a ipad without any parental restrictions. But all her accounts are my accounts, i monitor everything she watches and does on that thing Saying its the platforms problem is downright avoiding responcibility.
@@thierpetersen7907 Yeah, and what if she accidentally stumbled upon a beheading video because some asshole felt like being mean? What does your parenting have to do with that? It’s a platform issue, and regulations is the key.
@@Krooksbane what part in my daughter doesnt have or go onto Tiktok and i monitor everything she does didnt you understand? I can spell it out slowly for you if thats neccesary.
I have 2 kids, 7yo and 10yo. I monitor their Tiktok usage with the family pairing tool and restrict them to 1 hr screen time on weekdays, and more on weekends -- subject to whether they have been on their best behavior. I also give them additional screen time if they can show me something educational or useful they have seen. This incentivizes them to watch more than just inane content and it works. Ultimately, parents shouldn't be expecting private companies to do the parenting for them or expect the government to ban all the new techie stuff they don't understand or dislike. That's not going to work in the era of technology.
I see where you’re coming from, but I dislike the idea that rewards and punishments are needs to guide children’s education. I believe that unless the outcome is fatal or life changing, one should just let kids be wrong and embrace the consequences. If I watch educational documentaries for the sake of reporting to parents in exchange for screen time, then it’s like a bounty rather than a self motivated cause. Same for punishments. If kids like inappropriate vids, they’ll find ways to get around the grey areas of punishment. They should realise from the bottom of their heart that good things are good and bad things are bad.
@@chris1lovecure China has never left the US. The corporate industrial bank of China rents 3 floors of Trump Tower and Mitch married into a very wealthy Chinese family. China is not communist either. They still have currency and barely even have workers rights. The CCP was merely created to push down the communist movement in China. Basically a puppet party that was designed to placate communists.
Francois Essomba Absolutely. Our 15 year olds were ranked No 1 in the world for “global competence” and second for maths, science, reading and critical thinking (ability to use knowledge and skills to meet real life challenges) by PISA (OECD Program for International Student Assessment) in 2018.
The questions asked by the Congressmen and women gave me an impression that child protection issue in social media platforms are used as an excuse but not the ultimate aims of this hearing. They parroting it but never meant it.
I would also like to point out That Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,and meta all do the same thing as TikTok which is collect data on users etc and these apps are used worldwide so why is TikTok an issue is it because it's not owned by America or is it because TikTok is picking and choosing content appropriate for specific countries
You are correct that all of those other platforms collect data and share it with advertisers. The issue here is that under the Chinese communist law, TikTok is required to provide American useer data to the Chinese communist government. Let’s face it we are in an adversarial relationship with that country, and that country has no free-speech, restricts human rights and is bent on global dominance Affectively they are now our enemy so the distinction is he is required by the Chinese government to provide American end user data if requested. There are several examples reported in the media of this exact situation happening. If we let our paranoid, fantasies, roam, having that kind of information on the children of leader ship of US military personnel, for instance and GPS data on military personnel might be a bad thing. Allowing Russian propaganda which I have seen to be filtered into American feeds probably not a good thing and there really is no age restriction on TikTok. I like many Americans became addicted because I’m a music fan and I saw immediately a whole bunch of exciting music stuff on there but I also saw a lot of brain damaging BS, so overall, we need a broad global data data privacy protection law that impacts not only TikTok, but all of the media platforms they will have to find some other way to monetize their platforms
Let’s not forget these apps will still track your child’s development based on their app usage. Sure, the company says that you, as the parent, have the freedom to choose what your children have in the way of electronics and app usage, but the social media platforms will always be the middleman between you and your child’s app usage, which they gladly assume.
He doesn't let his kids use the app cause he knows the dangers of tiktok and that it invades your privacy. Just like how Steve Jobs never let his kids use any Apple products because it was "addictive", AKA a mind control device. These CEO's know that tiktok and all social media platforms are psyops.
The problem is, there are TOO MANY morons out there and it becomes a domino effect. Let all those morons let their kids use Tiktok 24.7 and they all grow up with mental problems and have kids their have parents with mental problems etc.
I hate to be every RUclipsr commenter but I feel exactly the same way. TikTok is like a disease, along with Twitter and just about every other social media.
If Zuck was paying them off, you’d think Zuck wouldn’t have had to go through many of these congressional hearings for social media platforms he owns as well. In fact Zuck has been to these congressional hearings more than any other social media CEO, by far..
@@PlayshotKalothey might have not been paid, but many of them have shares in Meta & Alphabet Inc. It's all public information eg Crenshaw has massive shares in both. If TikTok was to be banned in the US, stocks for Meta & Google would rise like crazy making these politicians very rich. So Mark Zuckerberg doesn't even have to try & convince them, their shares will do it for them Plus showing a firm stance against CCP builds their political image in the US. Unfortunate reality is, children's welfare & US data ranks really low on what they really care about
Obviously, but most parents have no idea how bad Tiktok is for their children. This short term video format in algorithms so strong they can almost read your mind is too new for that.
While I strongly agree that Parents should be the one to make sure they restrict their children supervse their children and or prevent their children from being on social media. I also strongly believe that its up to us as a society as a community to also make sure we have preventitive measures in our systems. I dont think people realize how much influence these big corporations have towards the majority of people
Yeah. The harsh truth is that a lot of parents suck. Like we need schools to teach what sexual assault is to children because there are a lot of parents out there who do it to them. I always get suspicious when people ban the government/ school from protecting our children. Like if you are doing the right thing then you have nothing to worry about. Like good parents aren't letting young children on TikTok so why not have a law that enforces it? We've seen a generation (at least in my country) get addicted to vapes because the government slept on action while the tobacco companies pivoted and sold candy flavoured vapes to children. Big corporations want life long customers and the easiest way to do that is to form habits and addictions with children.
@@hyperrealthen remove all ratings systems for movies, remove seatbelt laws, remove restrictions on what obscene content can be posted where online. Forget building codes. Forget regulation of safe ingredients in food etc etc. I don’t take your response in good faith at all.
@@vhufeosqapAll of the things you listed can be accessed by kids if parents don't enforce these rules. No one's arguing to remove those, just that parents shouldn't expect governmental rules to magically enforce themselves and protect their kids.
Asking if an 8 year old should have access to go onto tiktok is like asking if an 8 year old should have access to a gun or to drink alcohol. The answer is they shouldn't have a phone to begin with, fking parent your kids. How hard is it. It's not his responsiblity to be the parent because you can't even be one.
Lol censorship breeds nativity. The problem with people is they need to give their kids good habits, and teach them why we need good habits. not pointless censoring them from the world
No. It actually turns out you're just stupid and weak. The app did absolutely nothing to anyone. Anything that was done, was done by a user, who was using the app. Learn how cause and effect works, champ. 🤦♂
Exactly, TikTok disregards it's responsibility to the global community. It is not a safe app for anyone. TikTok tried to download their app to my phone one day. Thankfully, I saw it in real time and canceled it. If that doesn't tell you something, I don't know what. TikTok is about as corrupt as you can get.
Sick of companies and other organisations being told that they need to be responsible for children when that's solely the parents' responsibility (to a reasonable degree, ofc). Parents. You need to talk to your children to make sure they understand the dangers of being online. Period. No law will help mitigate that danger. Make sure you know that your child is responsible enough to be on apps like TikTok.
And what about the uneducated parents who doesn’t know what TikTok is? There’s a large percentage of minorities that doesn’t have the basic understanding of what these TikTok/social media do. This is where we need the Government to help regulate certain criteria.
boils down to responsibilities that come with 'freedom'. if cannot accept the responsibility for whatever reason, then regulate it via app. in china, tik tok is limited to an hour a day use for under 18. the same regulations apply to many of its social media apps. yes, its not a free market situation for enterprises there. they faced the reality that parents will not be able to monitor their kids activities for whatever the reasons. the administration there gives a lending hand to parents through regulations towards kids safety.
Teach kids about LOGICAL FALLACIES, PROPAGANDA, etc........ Understand technology. The POWERS THAT BE don't want folks to understand. They want them to be DUMBED DOWN so they can pump them full of their OWN propaganda and fall for this distracting jingoistic bs.
@Stranded NYer What a stupid argument. It is the PARENTS responsibility to figure out whether tiktok is good for their kids or not. My parents didn't allow me to watch movies with violence growing up - even though other parents and kids did. Because I had responsible parents. You are just trying to figure out the best way to not blame yourself for not looking after your children. It is YOUR responsibility to know what your kids get up to, instead of saying "meh I don't care, it looks safe enough". If you don't have the time to look after your children, you shouldn't have had them in the first place.
@Stranded NYer You're really saying that parents have no responsibility regarding what their children consume digitally? Really? Jesus Christ, mate. You're part of the problem...
Last year, I was working full time, budgeting groceries, unable to afford date nights, and missing time with my kids. Now I learned how to make money online. Now am a SAHM, homeschooling, and making profits every week.
My 12 year old is one of the few kids in his school to not have a phone. In my household, you get a phone at 16 and even then, you lose it for not doing schoolwork, chores, etc… We are the parents. We are responsible for our children.
Most parents have no or less of an idea on what social media is. Especially in the United States they have to protect the rights and the freedom of the parents. The left and right agreed on this decision too.
@@astraxyz5286 Protect the right and freedom of parents? Do u even know what u r talking about? 🧐. It's like a person who doesn't know how to drive a car, but insist to drive, so auto makers need to protect the right and freedom of that person? 8 years old kid use TikTok, FB, Twitter... These APPs don't know who is using the app. It's the parents' responsibility to set parental controls or government set a industrial standard to lock everyone from using All social apps unless they reveal their identities, otherwise there wouldn’t be any what you called "protection for the right and freedom of parents". All these "" meaningless big words!
@@astraxyz5286all of a sudden it’s a problem now; meanwhile youtube, Instagram, snapchat, etc all use powerful algorithms to keep you addicted. you are too-brainwashed to see behind the curtains
When signing up for tiktok, I accidentally registered as an underaged user. The app was HEAVILY restricted. I felt like I was on a kids app. No one could follow me and I couldn't follow anyone & the content on my fyp page was strictly for kids.
They know nothing of what they are asking. They should of grilled home the point that any 8 year old can lie and create an adult account and bypass all restrictions.
A lot of people, including myself, hate TikTok and acknowledge it as overall damaging to the world population. However, I don’t blame the company or this ceo. It’s just people’s blind adoption of the app and letting it consume their day. Parents also have a responsibility to limit media usage at a younger age as that’s when the app can have massive negative impacts on the brain
@@youngking0704 you cant ask the government or ceos to police the world. at a certain point people have to take responsibility for their actions. while we're looking here, let's think about mainstream media covering for the jeffery epstein scandal.
The short answer, the short Videos lower your attention span which is proven by science hence they make you stupid. Not even taking in consideration the content itself.
An 8 year old child should not own a phone to begin with
It starts with the parents. If your 8yo child has a phone, you should question yourself.
I agree. I would hate the idea of a my child watching these RUclips videos and being on social media talking to strangers but at the same time I know my child needs a phone for emergencies.
How so? You guys are stupid and are a part of the problem, one of them that is. Another problem is you don't understand the problem. A phone calls people. The internet and society is the issue. But you'd never admit to being part of the problem so you're good right?
They will live and learn just like you @@inmyexpression19
@inmyexpression19 when u were 8 what emergencies did u face lol
This man is sharp. His company is probably a net negative on the world but I can't help admire how prepared he is
Exactly right? His product is utterly garbage but he knows what he's saying and bad parenting is not his or tiko e teko fault...
He probably study the obvious topics of an interview in this niche
The people who use it are the problem
Agreed
I don’t know, I’ve seen a family restaurant suddenly get business bc the daughter posted a video of her mom sitting alone waiting for customers; some now-famous musicians used the app to gain an audience.
I think the jury is still out on social media in general, bc it provides what the news does not - ordinary people doing great and positive things. Of course there’s a lot of not-so-great content too, but yeah
I don't like TikTok at all, but respect to this CEO for knowing his product really well and answering it straightforwardly, no bs
Well spoken too
.. you guys are so unintelligent it makes me genuinely believe I could start a dictatorship in America and you complicit slaves would follow if I made light promises.
@@CheckDisOutpeeps Salesmen and conmen always are 😉
Well of course. The entire ccps ( 1 billion peoples) reputation is on the line.
He definitely talked a lot of bullshit
as a parents YOU, that is YOUR responsibility to take good care of your children.
American parents, are the type of parents who would let their kids play in traffic and then blame it on the drivers.
Well, yes but... society needs to play a part too. Kids aren't always with their parents, and communities play a role in raising your children as well. That's why things like smoking, alcohol, and so on are also illegal, or why schools are compulsory, even though technically you can make the same argument that a parent should be responsible for that too.
@@darkwoodmoviesYes, but access to phones etc is something which a parent should control.
On other hand, even if you as a parent do control personal access, you won't be able to stop your child from coming into contact with it at schools or other children who do see it.
@@sparkyblue7016 Right, and I guess phones are more expensive than ciggarrets etc. but still. Also not all parents are responsible (and I daresay most aren't these days), so I'd argue the government needs to have some authority to regulate bad parenting in cases like this.
Tell that to Singapore.
If you're the kind of person who's thinks "It's the states responsibility to content restrict my kid(s)" then you've already failed as a parent.
Like preventing porn on schools? Come on man!
......and we as a country will fail again when those that think we should censor or ban tiktok to save kids, it will set a precedence of censoring and banning across the board just like federal agencies did secretly at twitter. What should be under consideration is the states responsibility to guarantee privacy of data under the US constitution and a banning of companies who chose not to guarantee privacy of data then, legislate laws that make it the responsibility of parents to educate and provide boundaries for their children.
@@Mitramon that's your rebuttal? Do you not see a difference between "private life" vs "school life"? Of COURSE porn will be filtered in a school setting as the school is responsible as guardians during class times. And no, this isn't me contradicting myself it's me observing the context of the situation(s).
@ralphbuchwitz saying you don't beleive in free speech is actually exercising free speech in a society like America that allows free speech. Ironically, cancelling people for saying they don't agree with free speech is actually ANTI-free speech. Try again. And @mrrey8937 is right. You are contradicting yourself!
@Ralph Buchwitz I cant respond to generalities.......I have no clue what you are speaking about
Sounds like parents in the US need to be parented first before they parent their children. Those parents include our politicians.
The thing u dont get is parent or not your kids will find a way to do what they want no matter how well you raised them
@@sijackex305 rubbish ...
Im a parent ...my teenage kids never went on tic tok ..PUBG...etc ..
They are busy with what they should be doing..studies and sports abd helping around the house and actually playing with friends ...gadget entertainment is with permissions...
And yes ..they do see things i wish they didnt but not at the cost of any of the above...
@Sweta Shetty i said whst they want to, i am not saying every kid is bad... i am saying if they want to, you cant stop them and you wont know no matter how much of a helicopter parent you are. Ofc unless you lock them inside the house and watch them 24/7
@Sweta Shetty and to add another point.. a lot of those types of parents have a "my job is to get them to do what i want until they move out" thinking what they do at their house is what they will do when they grow up. Which i am not saying is bad. I'm just saying that there is no 100% perfect way to raise a human
@Sweta Shetty Calm down, tiger. You are not a perfect parent. And you dont know everything about your kids. Period.
Bro imagine asking the CEO of a social media company to do the parenting for your children.
Tiktok could very well make it way harder for kids to access it, but they won't because it would mean less profits. Simply use methods to verify age, even if it means less costumers out of fear of stolen personal information.
Exactly
Are you that thick?
@@asggerpatton7169 🤡
It's doesn't have anything to do with parenting. It's part of corporate social responsibility and business ethics to make sure the type of contents they project doesn't have detrimental effects on children and society.
The problem isn’t in the individual, it’s in society. A parent can easily prevent their kid from having a phone and watching tik tok. But it’s much more difficult to stop their kid from interacting with all the other kids who do look at it, and who show it to this kid. Because of things like tik tok, we live in a world where you either need to be a super controlling helicopter parent, or your kids gonna get corrupted pretty fast, because that’s the society the government has allowed
Very well said. The problem is indeed not with the parents; it's what we are accepting and allowing to exist as part of our society. If the app was banned, it would solve a drastic portion of the problem at hand. Why has it not been banned? Because nobody is taking the matter seriously. We live in a world where everything is now whatever and social ethics are going down the toilet...
@@WordsInVain why would you censor the Internet before censoring rap music and comic book films? You don't have a single proposal to create positive group norms and enforce them. In fact, you can't enforce good behavior because most people are intellectually incapable of behaving. Good luck getting Hispanics to not litter
This social media harm panic is super low IQ. America spares no opportunity to neglect and traumatize children and yet they claim they have moral authority.
I do agree with everything you've said but how are the kids going to get corrupted?
@@WordsInVain Which problems would be solved if Tiktok were to be banned?
Which social ethics are going down the toilet? Because I guarantee you that the social ethics of the past were much worse than now.
@@Tattlebot I don't see why rap music and comic book films need to be censored.
"You can't enforce good behavior because most people are intellectually incapable of behaving, good luck getting Hispanics not to litter." Flat out inaccurate and racist.
I love how congresswomen/men care about the children safety while let guns/drugs lose for full access by children of America. Nice job done.
Exactly like you can’t even make that shit up 😂
xu lei, tell your president xi winnie to ban fentanyl
Hey, we already banned fantanyl to usa, now it's your turn : ban it yourself! God helps the ones help themselves!
@@timfan3638 fentanyl and their derivatives are for industrial use. US has only 5% of world population bit consumes 50% of the drugs in the world. Perhaps US should reflect on its own governance.
And guns 😂
This guy came prepared. He’s razor sharp.
Berlin wall
Hes asian ofc he is
And a liar.
Chinese work ethic..
@@forever____________youngi thought the same
He’s basically saying, “We’re stepping out of the way for you parent your own child, and make laws about what you think is appropriate for your country’s children”
I literally despise Tik Tok but he’s able to flip America’s pride of freedom back on them, because parents really are so eager to irresponsibly shove electronics in their kids hands as soon as they can open their eyes and no one is striving to push legislation for age restrictions on social media. No one to blame but American parents.
CEOs aren’t going to make decisions in your kids best interests, that’s your job.
@@adamobrien7294 Ok but proof?
@@Enum_Dev Literally any child that consumes short form content
As opposed to figuratively despising tiktok?
Well yeah but the prevalence of sociopathy among CEOs is over 20 times higher than average, not exactly better than lazy parents. Go send your landlord a birthday cake :p
No a CEO won't, but that doesn't relinquish them of blame if they are the ones putting content out there - especially if it's illegal (talking in general - I'm not referring to tiktok specifically).
I don't even use TikTok but after watching all these videos, their CEO, Mr. Chew, has my respect.
Gotta give credit where credit is due. This guys actually answered the questions. He didn’t dodge them like so many amaerican company leaders do. I still don’t like or use TikTok but this guy easily takes the cake for being the most prepared and again actually answering the questions.
I used tiktok yesterday and it's actually okay, basicly the app know what age you are base on your search history rather than youtube a lot of life hacks there, i have to uninstall it bcs it's kinda addicting.
Shut up bruh he was yapping like crazy😂 bro looked stressed
@@weirdflex8158 doesn’t mean he was less prepared then everyone else we see in his seat and that was my point. So you can shut up I don’t feel like it.
@@blackened872 nah lil bro I won't 😮💨
@@weirdflex8158 keep flapping those gums fella but all we hear is nonsense.
He's basically like "yall force me to make the app available to 8 year olds, and Singapore won't allow the app to accessible under 13 years of age. Talk to your government, not me" haha
Quite the opposite, he says that Singapore doesn't have restrictions, so he doesn't let his kids use it and they moonrise it to those kids. Whilst USA has COPPA, so there's restrictions he needs to abide by
@@aprimic lemme rephrase the previous "short but sweet" statement then, he's saying talk to COPPA, not me about your regulations for children's programming
Exactly. US always trying to blame everyone else but themselves.
@@aprimicyou're wrong. children under the age of 13 are not permitted to have tiktok accounts or access to tiktok in singapore.
@@aprimic feels like we watched different videos?
USA: Our country is so dumb that we can't rely on parents to parent.
They aren't that dumb. All they just want to using Tik Tok for their politics to against China only. Pretty-sure they knew so well that Tik Tok wasn't threate their country but they rather keep continue lying 100 time untril people really beleived it.
Speak for yourself!
@@onceagain6184 it’s true. Parents are generally weak nowadays
Dumb is letting an app run by the Chines Communist Government to run in your household. Ban it.
Cause children are protected by the 1st amendment so they have the freedom to choose tik tok!
True CEO, no political BS, only crisp answers.
You can’t complain about your kids being influenced by social media if you let internet raise your kids. I wasn’t allowed on social media until my 16 birthday and even then, I couldn’t just post anything. If I was bored, I would have to read a book. These people are lazy parents and are blaming a social media platform for their failures
That’s extreme. I was raised like that and became extremely sneaky and because I had nothing to do all day, I matured quickly at 12 and started being “fast” and sneaking out. I’d let me child have a phone at 12 to contact me and have parental settings on their phone to monitor what they do at least, and at 14 I’ll unrestrict parental settings and check in once a week. At 16 I’ll fully unrestrict everything with no parental check ins.
Edit- This is my opinion and I just meant their parents seemed a little extreme to wait until 16. Also I can’t see comment reply’s since it doesn’t notify me and I only came from comment likes since I get notified on that. So if ur replying I probably won’t see it
and now you are here frustrated virgin expressing your damn views on a youtube comment section hahaha wow what a great person you've become
Your parents are TOP G.
Yeah, my parents were like this, except they never gave me a reason beyond ‘you’re too young and the internet is a bad place’. They were tech savvy or interested in learning either, so I happily used whatever site or app I wanted ever since I was 10. Oh the other hand I have friends whose parents also were strict about SM in varying degrees but openly spoke to their kids as to why, and while not all of them abstained from SM, they were definitely more cautious and stayed much safer than me.
@@jazlyn2721 that's your opinion. He/she was raised differently and appreciates it. I had my son at 17, didn't much about hoe to raise a child since I was child myself but when he turned 5 I started playing chess with him and slowly introduced him to drawing, math, football (soccer) and basketball. I grew up speaking french, so I took him to w french speaking school, in east africa many people also speak swahili, so I introduced him to it. I'm 33 now and he just turned 16 last month and will graduate high school in September. He perfectly speaks french, swahili, kinyarwanda (my mother tongue),english and a bit of japanese cause I made him love mangas and japanese anime. He is the best under 18, basketball player in the country, a black belt, one of the best chess players and is graduating in a combination of math, physics, chemistry and biology. He likes reading books more than social media, i've always made sure he makes his own life experiences instead of having to take other people's opinions, to make sure he has his own critical thinking about life. In africa, we highly respect elders, because they are wise. Age is a sign of wisdom, it's very important to humble your kids when they are still young and make sure they hold the family values, country, cultures and traditions.
Exactly parents should be watching their kids social media not just tik tok
Sadly alot of kids are latch key kids. Not just in the US but all over the world. Tiktok is china Spyware and that is the real issue.
Anyhow this thing is restricted or put as much parental control as you want this is soooooo addictive. When science is plug on your brain to check addiction they can see the same thing between a crak smoker and a tiktok watcher. 8 years old is wayyyyy to young
Impossible !!! Has to be blocked by provider !
@@3blu Sometime I wonder how we ALL ended up with a damn cellphone anyway. I was not aware of all the slaves mining for the minerals needed to build one. I did not realize I was influencing kids to use one just by using it. My niece she grew up mostly in her room with a cell and tiktok. She is now addicted to social media. She makes money and gets sooo much like but idk if it's a good thing. I just hope she will be happy.
.........and congress should guarantee privacy of data as afforded under the US Constitution
This man is the boss! great CEO, actually knows his company and his product
Nope. When it came to something technical, Ceo says “he’ll get back to the senator’s question”. As a ceo he should know at least the basic technical aspects. CEO is acting dumb or maybe he is dumb. Or maybe he’s just being arrogant and rude, just like some people in singapore. Don’t believe me, go find out for yourself.
@@RFR-003 I said "he knows his product" , not that he knows the technical aspects of it. There is a difference. Go find out for yourself
@@RFR-003and the congress should at least know how to ask basic questions 😂😂😂 americas fucked
+1000 social credit points.
No need all that thing, knowing CCP orders is enough
I like him. He didn't beat around the bush. And he gave coherent answers
All part of the plan to defend mega corporation CEOs.
@@averageuser2027 I'm not a fan of tik Tok. I think it's overall a bad influence on humanity. (Sure it can have good influence, but the administration actively encourages bad practices)
I just think it's a shame that the only person that answers questions to the point is a person that runs a company I don't like.
I wish the lizard zuck and politicians and whatnot would be this straightforward.
Coherent answers don't mean truthful answers
@@rickdaltonOG I agree. I'd rather have a blatant lie than beating around the bush. A lie can be found out.
He kinda moved the blame to everyone else tho
Now the government cares about the kids. Since when?
Since they passed the COPPA act. Perhaps look to your Groomer Clubs before looking outwards to blame.
They’re mad about videos of guns but they all take NRA blood money and get bonuses every time a school shooting happens
@@SenseiRaichuss sheep
@@redeyes3847 “sheep” you say as you’ve spent your life making 10 second videos of your experience in the video game realm. 🙄
@@walkingman8943 of course i play video games, I only have to work five hours a day for a six figure income and I’m in my early 20s, you jealous or something, am I rent free in your mind?
"We dont want to monetize from people under 13" this one sentence makes him more trust worthy than any US based social media CEO
So sad, though.
lol what makes you think he's not lying? Wake up he's controlled by the CCP
Not that he dont want to. But rather not able
trustworthy? every human being looks for every way possible to make more money, this guy is no different. What he said does not immediately turn him into a saint. if provided the oppurtunity to monetize from people under 13 i dont see why he wont do that
If that is enough and what makes you trust him, you need a brain replacemente fella'
This reminds me of Mark Zuck having to explain that they run ads on their platform for money😂
He was like 🤖
It's always so painful watching these politicians try to criticize technology that they don't understand.
ok wumao.
@@pedrofreitas4262 Ceo is from Singapore. He’s Singaporean.🙄
exactly
@@pedrofreitas4262 Wumao= someone's opinion that you disagree with
@@pedrofreitas426250 cent？I like his rap
I live in Chicago and kids over here have Guns and Drugs, and US congress’ main concern is whether a kid should be able to download TikTok. This country is a mess.
Guns with education its not a problem
Time to implement caning with jail time. Deport repeat offenders: resident, naturalized citizens, especially illegal immigrants.
Problem solved.
Yeah, because there are more kids using guns that posting on TikTok
Bring in the military to deal with thay problem.
A child growing up in real life will more likely use a gun responsibly compared to an iPad baby 🤦♂️
I can tell you’re from Chicago 😂💀 no-….. full front ^^
He answers as if he learned all fhe answers by heart
Very solid statement from the CEO, but all the parents who let their kids use this app are responsible for that as well! A kid shouldn’t be on this app, I couldn’t imagine the damage I would have when I would grow up as a child and be on tiktok
It's one thing to deny your kid a smartphone (they could still make perfect use of a regular cellphone to make calls and text), which could effectively hinder them access to the brian demage app at home. But parents cannot control what their children are being exposed to outside the home, when they are attending school, or hanging out with friends, or engaging in their extracurricular activities. There will still be exposure to the brіan demage app through a third party, as long as it remains publicly accessible.
@WordsInVain so many people dont realize this. "My child isnt on tiktok! They go outside and spend tine eith their friends!" And.. what exactly do you think they do outside and with friends? They arent playing with legos ill tell you that
Zero Smartphone for under 18 Kids!
@@GabrielMoura-qe3il when I was younger I was often outside with friends while my parents were working, I got a small phone just for calls just in case something happend! Could not imagine how braindead I would be if I got a smartphone with social media at this age! Only thing I could done with my phone was listen to music or play the snake game 🤣🤣 but if we are honest playing football with friends is much more exciting than sitting on the phone!!
It doesn't help when so many parents are glued to these brain rot apps as well. You can't expect a parent to keep their kid away from addictive apps when they can't even get themselves off of it.
Whats crazy to me is he actually had answers to the questions.
Obviously he got trained for these questions mate. If that did surprise you then idk what doesnt
It's called being prepared. He would have to be about the worst CEO in history to not prepare for a congressional hearing.
@@ajspice in contrast to every other person that does these in the west. No one ever answers questions. Cant even answer simple questions.
He didnt have answers to the question about Uyghur camps in China though
@@chrisdawson1776 I don't think the CEO of Tik Tok is responsible for that....
Wish you success on the path you have chosen🌹💝
Are you Japanese
Thanks my bro u too !!!
Yo, your channel's insane,
My child is 10 and it's our responsibility to monitor her device and what apps she's using. She's not allowed on TikTok because we want to keep her from being exposed to something she's not ready for. Same thing with Instagram. Parents become responsible for their children's internet usage the minute they buy them a phone, tablet, or computer. This whole banning situation is not about protecting and caring for children. If it were then school shootings, child poverty, underfunded schools, foster system reform, free breakfast/lunch programs, etc would be a priority.
Kids always find a way around something, even if you restrict it.
@@maxpro751 what is your point, the same can be said about literally any rule
@@renek2913 What country would do that? People will go back to using flip phones, and probably hundreds of thousands or millions of people will leave your country. Banning the internet would most likely spark a big protest, by banning the internet your effectively banning AI which is undoubtedly the future, and if your country continues to ban the internet/ AI, then your country would be considered undeveloped and even countries like Africa would be more developed than you, your life expectancy would be one of the lowest out of the whole world since you don’t have AI to run your medical technologies, the whole world would cure blindness and paralysis by using brain chips but then guess what? You don’t have the internet/ AI to run the brain chips so you’ve effectively made your people suffer longer, and I can go on about this a lot more. It’s impossible to ban the internet and you can’t argue with that.
@@properdude_6866 So? If kids can get around rules and see some traumatizing stuff like porn and other things then is the restriction really doing its job? No.
My kids have zero social media. And only has screen time for non school days. They don’t look for it bec. they’re not attached to it.
That was one of the best congress videos I've seen, Mr. Shou is really good.
I see young parents all the time at the park or at the baseball field and most of the time their face is buried in their own phone and they’re ignoring their kids.
Maybe the problem isn’t the kids addiction to social media, but the parents addiction to it. We have an entire generation of parents who can’t look up from their own phones and are too lazy to do their job so they buy their kids an electronic device to distract them. And thus a vicious cycle.
Sadly you are 💯 right.
This
True I went to play some bball and there were like 4 mum's all on their fucking phones.
You're right. My mom used to be like that. I literally had to yell at her as a kid to get her attention off the phone and on to me.
@@justanothermortal1373 and then they have the audacity to be hypocritical and complain about kids on their phones, yes its an issue but they need to recognise that they are part of the problem and take steps to prevent it.
I WISH our country would have the "No one under the age of 13" law and the other law about a child under 2 not allowed to appear in online videos. Our country constantly screams about "protecting the children" but refuses to pass laws that actually would.
Wow, a guy who answers questions
Finally and here is the truth ruclips.net/video/2i0Ste_c-J4/видео.html
amazing, so surprising. need more people like him in charge of things /s
a guys who knows the answers
His answers are extremely good. He had it all prepared in advance, so it's just damage mitigation at this point. He has a good team
A good team at giving every bit of your data to a government that has millions of Muslim slaves in re education camps. But I'm sure that they will do nothing bad with all your data.
Agree, very well executed
He comes of angry and defensive and while he was well prepared it is best to understand he knew well in advance what the questions were and even who was assigned to ask them. Good coaching to keep it timely but his arrogance is oozing out of him.
If “lies and no integrity” are meaningful markers for “good,” I suppose
@@davidpar2 If that's how you want to interpret what I said that is totally up to you lol
There’s so many other clips of him not even getting the chance to answer. All they’re doing is just criticizing and belittling him. Like, if you just want to say a lot of bogus things, go, say it to the wall. you want answers but you’re not letting him answer…
they want him to get the sack
@@flatearthstevethey actually done a great job!! American will not be CCP's slave!! Nor become victim of those godless communist!!
The congress already formed the opinions on TikTok, and walked into the hearing with the mindset of “guilty until proven innocent”.
Its a spectacle, they don't five a f.
White supremacy
I aspire to have his level of patience
Then work your way up in an evil corporation so that they will pay you millions to cover up their wrongdoings
He is not necessarily patient. He has to just control obviously based on circumstances.
Would u explode? 🤔🤔
This man answers more questions than our American officials
Concern should be about social media in general, not just Tik Tok.
Well yeah. They went after Zuckerberg and other US tech company CEOs numerous times already. As they should. I’m surprised they even took this long to finally go after TikTok..
The main concern is about China owning Tiktok, which is a huge risk factor and why IMHO it should be banned. The dangers with social media in general should be adressed on top of that.
@@maxjames00077 Lmao. As if Meta doesn't sell it's data to China and Russia. May I need to remind you Cambridge Analytica? Tiktok is no worse than any other social media company, you braindead. Even US govt harvest your data.
Yeah but US controls all the rest. So...
His kids are being prepared for the world stage while ours are being dumbed down. Case and point, he is the CEO of a company that our kids use.
They are being dumbed down because their parents let them.
Huh.. Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Look you are just the exploited class and it's capitalism at its best..
US is tik toks biggest consumer. The ceo only sees profits from this market.
@@AJ88874 parents cant micromanage that aspect, its the states responsibility
@@syedahmed6568 Yet the rest of the world manages to do it except US. All I see here are some reasons to escape parenting because they are lazy.
This guy is incredibly composed under the fire. People keep wanting to point the finger and find someone to blame. Look inwards for blame, don't blame this entrepreneur.
This "entrepreneur" literally admitted to the CCP being able to manipulate data on TikTok during this very same questioning.
@@Zaggy221 well that’s a given, and don’t you think other intelligence agencies have that same plug into Facebooks suite of products or Googles?
@@Noname-wz1yyit's because this ceo is not white and looks chinese. Because china = evil and America = good
@@Zaggy221CCP bad, NSA good. Good texan dropout 😂
Man stopped bullets so smoothly 👌
this guy purchased a bungalow in Singapore for a cool 86 million. after listening to him i now understand why he is so capable
So he pretty much put her in her place when he tells her that in other countries, they are more concerned with what their kids see or can post on TikTok then we are protective of our kids in the United States.
As a European I am amazed by your countries understanding of safety 😂😂
I believe in Singapore, where this CEO comes from, if you are in possession of certain drugs for more than 5 grams, it carries a death penalty, and it has been executed.
So you didn't understand his English due to the weird accent. That's not what he said.
@@common_sense_supreme that’s exactly what he said.
He is literally saying that he accepts the TikTok ban for Singaporean kids but he doesn't want similar protections for American kids. How is that commendable?
See when they let him speak he makes a lot of sense
This man answers questions at a hearing…. A true rarity in our country from the hearings I have observed.
I am having second major embarrassment from this debate. These politicians have no idea what they are talking about.
They may have no idea what are they asking or talking about but their objectives are pretty clear: Make TT to give up their ownership to US or ban TT totally if it belongs to China.
This man handled way better than Facebook CEO, who was lost most of the time while answering.
To be fair this CEO has the advantage of being a humanoid not a reptilian.
it's sensible to be lost tho since some of those questions by those government people do make you go "huh??"
Facebook ceos don't give a shit they just want money and promotions
We are the Congress. We will ask the questions but will only let you speak if the answers you give are ones we want to hear.
He doesn’t want to let his kids on his own app because they know it’ll deteriorate their brains for all the nonsense that’s on there 😂
First time I've seen somebody give direct answers to questions
Yes, yes, yes ...😅
His kids aren't on TikTok because they are too busy studying.
Average Singaporean Experience
Well if you go to most Asian countries, all kids are busy studying
Better culture
Probably on Weibo
@@skyOH7 true, but Philippines isn't one of those Asian countries. We also have that TikTok addiction here just like the US. well of course, cause the Philippines is always copying US 🙄 if US is going dumb so is the Philippines
In Singapore Gov executes drug pushers,same in China and Japan. Main reason those countries are so far ahead 😊 tik tok is your least worry
Drugs aren't as powerful on your citizens as the control of information is. If you can basically control all the information that children are viewing and shape it to fill their agenda, you can influence all their actions and decisions. They can take all your data and misuse it however they'd like too. There's also at least 30 Chinese state media employees working for ByteDance/TikTok, which are part of the same corporal web as the CEO admitted. 😊
This is smarter than every single politician on the committee
Totally agree with everyone here, stating that it's the parents' job to raise their kids. But let's not forget the massive social responsibility tech companies have - and often ignore. Looking after your children does not negate the responsibility of tech companies to not make platforms accessible, which can exploit a child or be harmful to it through its own systems.
Regulation is not a substitute for parenting, but it still needs to happen in addition to it.
this is why we have parental lock controls, you cant blame the companies because the parents cant control their children.
@handlsarelameBecause 8 year old kids shouldn’t be able to find cartel gore videos.
Lmao what?
You as a parent have full control of what your 8 year old does.
My daughter doesnt go on tiktok, she has a ipad without any parental restrictions.
But all her accounts are my accounts, i monitor everything she watches and does on that thing
Saying its the platforms problem is downright avoiding responcibility.
@@thierpetersen7907 Yeah, and what if she accidentally stumbled upon a beheading video because some asshole felt like being mean? What does your parenting have to do with that? It’s a platform issue, and regulations is the key.
@@Krooksbane what part in my daughter doesnt have or go onto Tiktok and i monitor everything she does didnt you understand?
I can spell it out slowly for you if thats neccesary.
Never heard anyone at a congressional thing answer as direct and concise as him……
I have 2 kids, 7yo and 10yo. I monitor their Tiktok usage with the family pairing tool and restrict them to 1 hr screen time on weekdays, and more on weekends -- subject to whether they have been on their best behavior. I also give them additional screen time if they can show me something educational or useful they have seen. This incentivizes them to watch more than just inane content and it works. Ultimately, parents shouldn't be expecting private companies to do the parenting for them or expect the government to ban all the new techie stuff they don't understand or dislike. That's not going to work in the era of technology.
tiktok is spyware owned by the chinese communist party. No one should be using that app
I see where you’re coming from, but I dislike the idea that rewards and punishments are needs to guide children’s education. I believe that unless the outcome is fatal or life changing, one should just let kids be wrong and embrace the consequences. If I watch educational documentaries for the sake of reporting to parents in exchange for screen time, then it’s like a bounty rather than a self motivated cause. Same for punishments. If kids like inappropriate vids, they’ll find ways to get around the grey areas of punishment. They should realise from the bottom of their heart that good things are good and bad things are bad.
I don't have tik-tok. And my children don't have tik-tok. But it still leaks to RUclips.
@@justkev1044 Tell me how that works out when you have kids.
This is why entrepreneurs will always outsmart politicians.
Bro what
he’s not an entrepreneur but a business executive
@@karolpasternak9833 After the Communist Party chief and team fled the United States.
A Singaporean executive vindicates the Communist Party company
@@chris1lovecure China has never left the US. The corporate industrial bank of China rents 3 floors of Trump Tower and Mitch married into a very wealthy Chinese family.
China is not communist either. They still have currency and barely even have workers rights. The CCP was merely created to push down the communist movement in China. Basically a puppet party that was designed to placate communists.
This is why anyone can outsmart a fuckin politician
I didn't have a phone till I was 15. 8 years is wild.
Singapore is the country you send your children to when you want them to perform
You get woop in Asian countries 😅
Singapore gov hv told that parents should be responsible for their kids learning and growing, not the school or any other parties!
Typically in Asian countries, the culture is the parents are blamed for their children's misbehavior.
Francois Essomba Absolutely. Our 15 year olds were ranked No 1 in the world for “global competence” and second for maths, science, reading and critical thinking (ability to use knowledge and skills to meet real life challenges) by PISA (OECD Program for International Student Assessment) in 2018.
The questions asked by the Congressmen and women gave me an impression that child protection issue in social media platforms are used as an excuse but not the ultimate aims of this hearing. They parroting it but never meant it.
An 8 year old should not own a phone in the first place. Parents lazy are the problem, and blame others for their own mistake
her questions were probably the best out of all of them his answers were also great
I admire this young and intelligent CEO..👍👌
I would also like to point out That Facebook, Instagram, Twitter,and meta all do the same thing as TikTok which is collect data on users etc and these apps are used worldwide so why is TikTok an issue is it because it's not owned by America or is it because TikTok is picking and choosing content appropriate for specific countries
Because it is not owned by American .
@@kidsli2121 yes
Because is sending data to CCP. That’s it. America is not in good terms with CCP and I as chinese support the ban.
They did criticize these companies for the same. Meta is all of Facebook and Instagram + more. Twitter was also attacked on this issue too.
You are correct that all of those other platforms collect data and share it with advertisers. The issue here is that under the Chinese communist law, TikTok is required to provide American useer data to the Chinese communist government. Let’s face it we are in an adversarial relationship with that country, and that country has no free-speech, restricts human rights and is bent on global dominance Affectively they are now our enemy so the distinction is he is required by the Chinese government to provide American end user data if requested. There are several examples reported in the media of this exact situation happening. If we let our paranoid, fantasies, roam, having that kind of information on the children of leader ship of US military personnel, for instance and GPS data on military personnel might be a bad thing. Allowing Russian propaganda which I have seen to be filtered into American feeds probably not a good thing and there really is no age restriction on TikTok. I like many Americans became addicted because I’m a music fan and I saw immediately a whole bunch of exciting music stuff on there but I also saw a lot of brain damaging BS, so overall, we need a broad global data data privacy protection law that impacts not only TikTok, but all of the media platforms they will have to find some other way to monetize their platforms
Let’s not forget these apps will still track your child’s development based on their app usage. Sure, the company says that you, as the parent, have the freedom to choose what your children have in the way of electronics and app usage, but the social media platforms will always be the middleman between you and your child’s app usage, which they gladly assume.
This is national disgrace. All these Congress members has no common sense
Have*
He doesn't let his kids use the app cause he knows the dangers of tiktok and that it invades your privacy. Just like how Steve Jobs never let his kids use any Apple products because it was "addictive", AKA a mind control device. These CEO's know that tiktok and all social media platforms are psyops.
Exactly!
That’s not what his answer was.
Of course the answer he gave sounded better, even though it’s just PR
This young CEO is so amazing!
No, he is CCP spy and a great liar
These congressmen are truly awesome!!
@@Annalovethelife are you really a human?😅
@@leihan7655 I support freedom!
Tiktok is controlled by CCP and must not exist!!!
The First time i saw him i thought his age was 28 or 29 ,but than i realised he's 40 years old
He truly is a zen master, stoic.
Parenting 101!!!
No matter what, parents should take responsibility of their children. Giving your child a smartphone/tablet is not parenting.
It is no one else's responsibility to parent your child. If your child ends up being a moron, that's YOUR FAULT, not the damn tiktok ceo's.
The problem is, there are TOO MANY morons out there and it becomes a domino effect. Let all those morons let their kids use Tiktok 24.7 and they all grow up with mental problems and have kids their have parents with mental problems etc.
Everyday I’m happier and happier that I don’t use TikTok and similar social media apps.
youtube is a similar social media app
I hate to be every RUclipsr commenter but I feel exactly the same way. TikTok is like a disease, along with Twitter and just about every other social media.
and yet here you are, venting on social media.
@@yourmum69_420lol very true
@@MC-nt7jz I didn’t know RUclips was similar to those apps… is it? I didn’t know I was venting.
Question, how many of the congress members have received kickbacks from Zuckerberg to grill the tiktok ceo
If Zuck was paying them off, you’d think Zuck wouldn’t have had to go through many of these congressional hearings for social media platforms he owns as well. In fact Zuck has been to these congressional hearings more than any other social media CEO, by far..
@@PlayshotKalothey might have not been paid, but many of them have shares in Meta & Alphabet Inc. It's all public information eg Crenshaw has massive shares in both. If TikTok was to be banned in the US, stocks for Meta & Google would rise like crazy making these politicians very rich. So Mark Zuckerberg doesn't even have to try & convince them, their shares will do it for them
Plus showing a firm stance against CCP builds their political image in the US. Unfortunate reality is, children's welfare & US data ranks really low on what they really care about
a lot of people with no children judging parents for not wishing kids to be exposed to it
It’s disgusting how little parents are involved with their childrens lives these poor kids are set up for failure
Parents from 20 years ago could make excuses for not being familiar with the internet, but nowadays, we can no longer make such excuses.
I thought the parents watch the kids, not TikTok.
In the same way, Google can't tell your kids to not search for porn sites that are absolutely free.
Obviously, but most parents have no idea how bad Tiktok is for their children. This short term video format in algorithms so strong they can almost read your mind is too new for that.
@@maxjames00077 I think hashtags help categorising themes and topics for the ai
This man is exceptionally bright 👍
Funny how guns are allowed despite daily killings but want to ban tik tok
Tik Tok is worse than guns
@@tshepokotelo3162 lol dumb. Logic? School massacres happening idiot because of no proper gun laws.
The truth is finally here ruclips.net/video/2i0Ste_c-J4/видео.html
@@tshepokotelo3162 average American people 😂
@@akubodo8840 Tik Tok does more damage than guns do
He looks so chill, like he was having a chat with a friend
You know when they’re talking about saving the children they’re bs-ing
Parents should watch their kids. Tik Tok should bare no responsibility for what kids watch
While I strongly agree that Parents should be the one to make sure they restrict their children supervse their children and or prevent their children from being on social media. I also strongly believe that its up to us as a society as a community to also make sure we have preventitive measures in our systems. I dont think people realize how much influence these big corporations have towards the majority of people
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Yeah. The harsh truth is that a lot of parents suck. Like we need schools to teach what sexual assault is to children because there are a lot of parents out there who do it to them. I always get suspicious when people ban the government/ school from protecting our children. Like if you are doing the right thing then you have nothing to worry about. Like good parents aren't letting young children on TikTok so why not have a law that enforces it?
We've seen a generation (at least in my country) get addicted to vapes because the government slept on action while the tobacco companies pivoted and sold candy flavoured vapes to children. Big corporations want life long customers and the easiest way to do that is to form habits and addictions with children.
he needs to give his lawyers a raise. dude was ready for ALL of these questions and deflected like a master
He did not deflect, he isnt at fault. The parents who want big daddy government to parent thier kids for them are.
@@hyperrealthen remove all ratings systems for movies, remove seatbelt laws, remove restrictions on what obscene content can be posted where online. Forget building codes. Forget regulation of safe ingredients in food etc etc.
I don’t take your response in good faith at all.
@@vhufeosqapAll of the things you listed can be accessed by kids if parents don't enforce these rules. No one's arguing to remove those, just that parents shouldn't expect governmental rules to magically enforce themselves and protect their kids.
He is razor sharp but is still pushing all the responsibility away so he doesnt have to take it
Asking if an 8 year old should have access to go onto tiktok is like asking if an 8 year old should have access to a gun or to drink alcohol. The answer is they shouldn't have a phone to begin with, fking parent your kids. How hard is it. It's not his responsiblity to be the parent because you can't even be one.
The real problem is the parents allowing the kids on any social media like wtf the internet is a toxic and disturbed place that looks good at first
You can filter their content, it have parental control. But to each own
Lol censorship breeds nativity. The problem with people is they need to give their kids good habits, and teach them why we need good habits. not pointless censoring them from the world
You filter out what content you consume.
Don’t listen to what they say, watch what they do
“Take my word for it, I would let my kids on TikTok, I promise”
There’s an underaged version
the amount of social issues this app causes to people, let alone kids is mind-blowing
Nobody seems to care.
No.
It actually turns out you're just stupid and weak.
The app did absolutely nothing to anyone. Anything that was done, was done by a user, who was using the app.
Learn how cause and effect works, champ. 🤦♂
Exactly, TikTok disregards it's responsibility to the global community. It is not a safe app for anyone. TikTok tried to download their app to my phone one day. Thankfully, I saw it in real time and canceled it. If that doesn't tell you something, I don't know what. TikTok is about as corrupt as you can get.
@@WordsInVain If nobody cared then why would he be before congress?
Meanwhile parents are bringing their 4-8-year-olds to Drag shows with Porn in the background and no-one cares.
i have never seen a open drag show that shows porn
Are these the same parents, who believe that Donald Trump's supporters didn't attack Law Enforcement officer's on January 6, 2021 ?
Drag queens not from China 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@dannnyyang because you had balls on your eyes 😂
Jfc what does that have to do with this ya dummy
Sick of companies and other organisations being told that they need to be responsible for children when that's solely the parents' responsibility (to a reasonable degree, ofc).
Parents. You need to talk to your children to make sure they understand the dangers of being online. Period. No law will help mitigate that danger. Make sure you know that your child is responsible enough to be on apps like TikTok.
And what about the uneducated parents who doesn’t know what TikTok is? There’s a large percentage of minorities that doesn’t have the basic understanding of what these TikTok/social media do. This is where we need the Government to help regulate certain criteria.
boils down to responsibilities that come with 'freedom'. if cannot accept the responsibility for whatever reason, then regulate it via app. in china, tik tok is limited to an hour a day use for under 18. the same regulations apply to many of its social media apps. yes, its not a free market situation for enterprises there. they faced the reality that parents will not be able to monitor their kids activities for whatever the reasons. the administration there gives a lending hand to parents through regulations towards kids safety.
Teach kids about LOGICAL FALLACIES, PROPAGANDA, etc........ Understand technology. The POWERS THAT BE don't want folks to understand. They want them to be DUMBED DOWN so they can pump them full of their OWN propaganda and fall for this distracting jingoistic bs.
@Stranded NYer What a stupid argument. It is the PARENTS responsibility to figure out whether tiktok is good for their kids or not. My parents didn't allow me to watch movies with violence growing up - even though other parents and kids did. Because I had responsible parents. You are just trying to figure out the best way to not blame yourself for not looking after your children. It is YOUR responsibility to know what your kids get up to, instead of saying "meh I don't care, it looks safe enough". If you don't have the time to look after your children, you shouldn't have had them in the first place.
@Stranded NYer You're really saying that parents have no responsibility regarding what their children consume digitally? Really? Jesus Christ, mate. You're part of the problem...
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My 12 year old is one of the few kids in his school to not have a phone. In my household, you get a phone at 16 and even then, you lose it for not doing schoolwork, chores, etc… We are the parents. We are responsible for our children.
8 years old on social media? Isn’t that is parents’ problem or responsibility? Who would ask such dumb question?
Most parents have no or less of an idea on what social media is. Especially in the United States they have to protect the rights and the freedom of the parents. The left and right agreed on this decision too.
@@astraxyz5286 Protect the right and freedom of parents? Do u even know what u r talking about? 🧐. It's like a person who doesn't know how to drive a car, but insist to drive, so auto makers need to protect the right and freedom of that person? 8 years old kid use TikTok, FB, Twitter... These APPs don't know who is using the app. It's the parents' responsibility to set parental controls or government set a industrial standard to lock everyone from using All social apps unless they reveal their identities, otherwise there wouldn’t be any what you called "protection for the right and freedom of parents". All these "" meaningless big words!
@@astraxyz5286all of a sudden it’s a problem now; meanwhile youtube, Instagram, snapchat, etc all use powerful algorithms to keep you addicted. you are too-brainwashed to see behind the curtains
also parents know what social media is. they are on social media as well… they are just clueless and ignorant or too sheep to go against the grain
When signing up for tiktok, I accidentally registered as an underaged user. The app was HEAVILY restricted. I felt like I was on a kids app. No one could follow me and I couldn't follow anyone & the content on my fyp page was strictly for kids.
Wow it’s almost like kids can lie about their age 🤯
8 year olds can look up porn,it’s not this guys job to raise your kids
How could anybody give a damn?
They know nothing of what they are asking. They should of grilled home the point that any 8 year old can lie and create an adult account and bypass all restrictions.
A lot of people, including myself, hate TikTok and acknowledge it as overall damaging to the world population. However, I don’t blame the company or this ceo. It’s just people’s blind adoption of the app and letting it consume their day. Parents also have a responsibility to limit media usage at a younger age as that’s when the app can have massive negative impacts on the brain
I'm hardly on tik Tok like couple minutes every other day but real question How is it damaging to the world?
@@youngking0704 you cant ask the government or ceos to police the world. at a certain point people have to take responsibility for their actions.
while we're looking here, let's think about mainstream media covering for the jeffery epstein scandal.
The short answer, the short Videos lower your attention span which is proven by science hence they make you stupid. Not even taking in consideration the content itself.
@@TrinkeFanta I think stupid people just like short videos. Maybe people with ADHD too.
@@TrinkeFanta you can get quality content if you show interest in certain videos.. algorithm.. yuh attention is becoming a high commodity to pay