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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH Technology SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEKLog in Thursday, November 16, 2023 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR $1/WEEK ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR * liveUpdates * What We Know * Maps * Photos * The Tunnels of Gaza * Hamas Hostages * The War in One Image Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT VIDEOS ABOUT BIN LADEN’S CRITICISM OF U.S. SURGE IN POPULARITY ON TIKTOK The videos discuss a letter the former Al Qaeda leader wrote in 2002 in which he defended the Sept. 11 attacks and said Americans had become “servants” to Jews. * Share full article * * * Read in app The videos on TikTok about the Osama bin Laden letter added to accusations that the company is fueling the spread of antisemitic content.Credit...Mike Blake/Reuters By Sapna Maheshwari Nov. 16, 2023Updated 5:53 p.m. ET Videos on TikTok supporting a decades-old letter by Osama bin Laden criticizing the United States and its support of Israel surged in popularity this week, adding to accusations that the company is fueling the spread of antisemitic content. The White House condemned the resurfacing of the letter. The letter, titled “Letter to America,” was published a year after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that were orchestrated by Bin Laden. He defended the attacks in New York and Washington and said Americans had become “servants” to Jews, who he said controlled the country’s economy and media. American taxpayers, he wrote, were complicit in harming Muslims in the Middle East, including destroying Palestinian homes. Some TikTok users said this week that they viewed the document as an awakening to America’s role in global affairs and expressed their disappointment in the United States. One popular video showed a TikTok user brushing her hair with the caption, “When you read Osama bin Laden’s letter to America and you realize you’ve been lied to your whole entire life.” Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. Sapna Maheshwari is a business reporter covering TikTok and emerging media companies. Previously she reported on retail and advertising. Contact her at sapna@nytimes.com. More about Sapna Maheshwari A version of this article appears in print on Nov. 17, 2023, Section A, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: Bin Laden Videos Go Viral on App. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe * Share full article * * * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2023 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions KEEP READING THE TIMES BY CREATING A FREE ACCOUNT OR LOGGING IN. Continue Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options