KUALA LUMPUR — TikTok has removed a viral video by controversial Singapore-born stand-up comedian Jocelyn Chia, which contained insulting remarks about Malaysia, citing a violation of its hate speech guidelines.

A representative from TikTok told Malaysian online news portal Sinar Daily that the video was taken down due to its breach of community guidelines and depiction of discriminatory content.

The representative said: "TikTok is a diverse and inclusive community that does not tolerate discrimination.

"We do not allow content that contains hate speech or that involves hateful behaviour. Thus, we have removed it from our platform."

In the video, which gained viral attention, Ms Chia criticised Malaysia's economic development and made reference to the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on March 8, 2014, remarking that Malaysian airplanes "can't fly".

The video was a recording of Ms Chia's stand-up performance at the Comedy Cellar Club in New York.

It gained significant traction on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok on Wednesday (June 7), leading the naturalised American comedian to go offline on these platforms.

It remains to be seen whether Ms Chia's social media accounts have been suspended or if she voluntarily took them down.

However, she uploaded the same video on TikTok earlier on Thursday, with the caption: "The funniest part was after my set, the host asked the Malaysian how they got to NYC (New York City), and they replied Singapore Airlines."

While the offensive video has since been removed, Ms Chia's TikTok account is still active. NEW STRAITS TIMES