we thought we d check if tiktok were actually removing these videos and living up to their promise. so we reported 365 climate denying videos. but after a day, almost 95% of them were still there. and make no mistake, these posts are getting attention. they racked up almost 30 million views. that building over there, that s tiktok s uk headquarters right here at the heart of london. i asked the company for an interview, but it declined. instead, it sent us a statement. tiktok says. it also said it s working with fact checkers and that people searching for content about climate change on tiktok are being shown a link
30 million views. that building over there, that s tiktok s uk headquarters right here at the heart of london. i asked the company for an interview, but it declined. instead, it sent us a statement. tiktok says. it also said it s working with fact checkers and that people searching for content about climate change on tiktok are being shown a link to authoritative information. but why is any of this important? we know that there is a very rapidly closing window for us to deal with the problem of climate change, and what it requires is really good faith, public debate. that doesn t mean people can t have concerns or grievances or disagreements, but ultimately we need to be sharing the same reality. and at the moment, the pollution of the information landscape
that s rosh. he s known for debunking viral videos that make false claims about climate change. i do that by basically comparing the claims being made to scientific literature and exposing where they go wrong. bad arguments can spread really fast. we thought we d check if tiktok were actually removing these videos and living up to their promise, so we reported 365 climate denying videos. but after a day, almost 95% of them were still there. and make no mistake, these posts are getting attention. they racked up almost 30 million views. that building over there, that s tiktok s uk headquarters right here at the heart of london. i asked the company for an interview, but it declined. instead, it sent us a statement. tiktok says.
but are they? on tiktok, it s arguably particularly bad because of the way tiktok as a platform works. anyone can post anything and it has the potential to reach thousands or even millions of views. that s rosh. he s known for debunking viral videos that make false claims about climate change. i do that by basically comparing the claims being made to scientific literature and exposing where they go wrong. bad arguments can spread really fast. we thought we d check if tiktok were actually removing these videos and living up to their promise. and living up to their promise, so we reported 365 climate denying videos. but after a day, almost 95% of them were still there. and make no mistake, these posts are getting attention. they racked up almost 30 million views. that building over there, that s tiktok s uk headquarters right here at the heart of london. i asked the company for an interview, but it declined. instead, it sent us a statement. tiktok says.
see. maybe exaggerate stories about how things aren t going well in the u.s. tiktok s told skeptical lawmakers the company doesn t share user data, doesn t spy for beijing or take orders. it is our commitment that we would keep this free from manipulation. we will protect the u.s. user data. your platform should be banned. more than half of u.s. states and the federal government have restricted the app from being installed on government devices. defenders of the app say there s no evidence tiktok has spied on users at the government s behest or turned over data and we re talking about free speech for every day americans. and the chinese government calls talk of a ban a xenophobic witch hunt and if they say if the chinese regime tries to the chinese law can t say no.