Promises of legal action and prison time for TikTok’s CEO
More than one of the congresspeople grilling Chew took time to remind him that he was under oath, essentially threatening the TikTok CEO with legal action.
In one heated exchange, Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers asked Chew whether or not TikTok removed content related to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. When Chew said that content was available on the platform, Rodgers expressed frustration and warned Chew against lying under oath.
“I will remind you that making false or misleading statements to Congress is a federal crime,” Rodgers said.
