[CHAOS]

Chew knows he is going into a lion-den with anti-China US politicians going crazy over "CCP" accusations against Tiktok even when its data is all stored in SG and US.

[Blasterlord2]

I don't think security is an issue but the social effects it has is not good. People should not be addicted to social media.

[Niubee]

Chinese govt wants the USA internet companies to host servers and data in China but they refused. They could have the pie but... if they do, NSA will not be able to do anything.

[XiXiPee]

Tiktok taking all the ad money from bee kok company thats why

[Niubee]

USA is all about domination and not competition. Stop listen their BS

[Manthink]

Chinese govt wants the USA internet companies to host servers and data in China but they refused. They could have the pie but... if they do, NSA will not be able to do anything.

PRECISELY!

Many don't understand your DATA is the $ for an information-intensive  economy. The US gov itself has been spying and using back doors SPY its own citizens for a long time. It was Snowden who whistleblower the hypocricy by the US gov against their own law and constitution.

[Harry Lee]

A large part due to China's actions too. Like the FB and Google Maps, YT not able to use in China. 
Was shocked when American colleague genuinely surprised we still visit China without fear geopolitical and covid lockup etc. Usurping South China islands, the optics of XJP/Putin buddy-buddy and SHA 2-3mos lockdown imprisonment are the main causes....

China didn't banned FB or YouTube. They refused to comply with China regulations.

[Manthink]

Tiktok taking all the ad money from bee kok company thats why

FB didn't know it was losing customers to TikTok for for several years...

https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/01/instagram-vs-tiktok/

[Rubitin]

I don't think security is an issue but the social effects it has is not good. People should not be addicted to social media.

So an hour a day is good?.
https://youtu.be/QBcYbi9MICU

[Manthink]

Wow...if this how American politicians behavior, then good luck to the World's most powerful "Democratic" country

I am sure Chew is glad he didn't migrate to USA and stayed in Asia with his wife and 2 young children.

[Bigiron]

https://youtu.be/qfbyMf-9W1U

[[[ForeverAlone]]]

" Who currently owns TikTok?
TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a private company headquartered in Beijing. ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, was founded in 2012.

In 2016, the company launched Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. In 2017, ByteDance launched TikTok to cater to a more global audience. In 2018, the company merged TikTok with Musical.ly to drastically expand its user base. " https://www.entrepreneur.com/science-tec...023/444823

[Bigiron]

https://youtu.be/3VGOfnU3O88

[Bigiron]

https://youtu.be/JCVNTg7UD5Y

[Bigiron]

https://youtu.be/gPZA98whQGI

[Bigiron]

https://www.todayonline.com/world/tiktok...an-2136566

[lylcnn]

The Chinese does not ban Google, FB etc not because they are US products, but because the coy fail to follow Chinese internet law.

In fact, you can easily access the service over VPN from the Mainland.

In fact, some of the latest US tech had operate in China before and only to stop operation because US gov accused the coy of following Chinese law.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/12...-and-lost/

Internet laws are easily setup to exclude right? Recall NotMyPresident?  Simply, why ubiquitous globally but just not in CN.........
VPN providers have been outlawed.........
https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article...t-firewall

[Bigiron]

I don't think security is an issue but the social effects it has is not good. People should not be addicted to social media.

Look back at all the Simi challenge in TikTok plus now people like to post when accident/ fighting & also find sec school kid post their bully process in it.

[sgbuffett]

Zhang Yiming
Founder, ByteDance
$49.5B
Real Time Net Worth
as of 12/14/22#24 in the world today

Shou Zi Chew
While it’s hard to get a good estimate of Chew’s net worth, marriedbiography has it at around $200m.

Work with winners and for winners to be a winner
I am sure Chew is top notch if not Goldman Sachs will not even give him a foot through the door.

However, to make it big he still has to ride the gravy train crested by others.

Lei Jun created Xiaomi from scratch copying Steve jobs quite smartly. Then use the initial success to bankroll others. This guy is a true entrepreneur and rain maker

[K88 shu shu]

our leaders not yet take photo with him ?

[XiXiPee]

Work with winners and for winners to be a winner
I am sure Chew is top notch if not Goldman Sachs will not even give him a foot through the door.

However, to make it big he still has to ride the gravy train crested by others.

Lei Jun created Xiaomi from scratch copying Steve jobs quite smartly. Then use the initial success to bankroll others. This guy is a true entrepreneur and rain maker

it is easy to get into BB banks if you are from top school such as UCL

[kelhot2001]

A “useful idiot” for CCP, but pay probably worth it.

Still, if CCP had any balls left, they should send their CCP rep to answer those questions instead.


But instead, they have to hide behind a Singaporean, a foreigner.

[CHAOS]

A “useful idiot” for CCP, but pay probably worth it.

Still, if CCP had any balls left, they should send their CCP rep to answer those questions instead.


But instead, they have to hide behind a Singaporean, a foreigner.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

Ermaos upset by this outstanding singkee?

[cityhantam]

Tiktok taking all the ad money from bee kok company thats why

Real reason : TikTok has won over too many users from Meta, YouTube  and other Assmerican social media!

[Manthink]

Internet laws are easily setup to exclude right? Recall NotMyPresident?  Simply, why ubiquitous globally but just not in CN.........
VPN providers have been outlawed.........

There is nothing new in your comment - As Chew already said many times during the hearing, his coy, as with any other businesses, has to respect the local laws it operates in.

[Manthink]

A “useful idiot” for CCP, but pay probably worth it.
Still, if CCP had any balls left, they should send their CCP rep to answer those questions instead.
But instead, they have to hide behind a Singaporean, a foreigner.

I don't think Chew or TikTok is hiding anything considering the coy has been under attack, X-examined, suspected and accused of being link to the Chinese gov like Westerner has done to Huawei for several years....The difference is we have SGrean CEO who faced the US gov live on TV and sharing with them unlike the US, SG has "very strict anti drag law"...

https://v.douyin.com/AYq7J72/

[Rubitin]

Will TikTok ended up like Huawei in America?

That any runaway Chinese successful products is seen as a threat and too much for some AMTK liking ?

"....more than 85 million monthly users – nearly 60% of them 16 to 24 years old – TikTok, owned by the Chinese tech company ByteDance, is a raging success in the US. Thousands of young Americans have found not just a community but also stardom on the platform, sometimes building careers worth millions of dollars by landing endorsement deals and qualifying for the app’s monetisation schemes like TikTok Creator Fund."

https://www.scmp.com/news/article/320404...ains-limbo

Cannot win therefore banned is to my understanding.

[Rubitin]

Chinese govt wants the USA internet companies to host servers and data in China but they refused. They could have the pie but... if they do, NSA will not be able to do anything.

Chins hasn't used a single ammo so far, out of common sense & political politeness.

[Rubitin]

People heard Singaporean must respect a bit lah!

we have very outstanding people in their 30 very competitive ones.