Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport criticized TikTok as a “dirty” and “biased” platform after the video app was blacked out for US users over the weekend.
Rapaport’s video was released before the app was shut down due to his ties to the Chinese Communist government through parent company ByteDance. Congress passed a law last year that forced TikTok be sold to a US company or be banned in the US with a deadline of January 19th.
“You did it yourself, TikTok, TikTokers,” Rapaport said as he began to rant. “You can say what you want about Elon Musk. You can say what you want about Zuckerberg. At least we have a face. At least we have people to complain to. We can tweet at them. We can DM them. We could put our face on wax and scream and yell at them. “
Michael Rapaport went after TikTok, which recently restored service to US users after going dark for about 12 hours. (Greg Doherty/Bravo via Getty Images)
“We don’t know who the hell is running this platform,” he added. “This platform is dirty. This platform is biased. The d— is almost soft p— here. I’ve seen some crazy s— on TikTok. You made it yourself.”
However, TikTok service it was reactivated for US users on Sunday after darkness fell for about 12 hours.
Before TikTok went down, a message shared on the app said that the president Trump has indicated that he will work with a Chinese-owned company on a “solution” to national security issues. In his speech, Rapaport pointed out that it is not clear who exactly is the person behind the video application.
Screenshot of the TikTok app update on January 18. (Fox News Digital)
“We don’t know who the hell runs this platform. This platform is dirty. This platform is biased. There’s d— almost soft p— here. I’ve seen some crazy s— on TikTok. You did it to yourself. “
“Say what you want about Facebook, Instagram, Xu, WhatsApp, Snapchat,” Rapaport continued. “At least we know who runs the joint. We don’t know what the hell and who the hell is doing what on TikTok and the vile anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish, anti-Israel soft p— … hi, hi TikTok.”
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Michael Rapaport previously criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for his response to the LA fires in a video shared on TikTok. (Getty Images)
Rapaport is an avid TikTok user, and his account has 4.5 million followers.
The “True Romance” star recently went viral after posting a rant about California Governor Gavin Newsom’s treatment of Fires in Los Angeles.
Rapaport criticized “good-haired Gavin Newsom” for talking about “Trump protection” for California when he should have been focused on “fire protection” for the state.
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Michael Rapaport criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom, above, for focusing on Donald Trump instead of “fireproofing” California. (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
“You talk about Trump this, Trump that. He’s not even the president,” the 54-year-old said in a video he posted on Instagram on Jan. 14 about Wildfires in Southern Californiawhich destroyed thousands of homes and business premises.
“Get out of here!” he said of Newsom. “‘Next time we’ll do better. We have to learn from our mistakes,'” he scoffed.
“You’re not running for sixth-grade class president,” he added. “Those days are over.”
“What a good old boy you’ve become, you little bulls— artist,” Rapaport said.
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Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
