In a hearing that also featured testimony from FKA Twigs and DiMA's CEO, Robert Kyncl voiced his support for legislation that would create a federal right of publicity.
The ugly incident is a sign of things to come, experts say, as AI tools make pornographic deepfakes easier to create and tech platforms scale back content moderation.
In a video posted to the video-sharing platform, CEO Shou Zi Chew warned that a United States ban would "take TikTok away" from 150 million users.