Description
Well folks, it's happening again. The US is threatening to ban TikTok. A bill is currently worming its way through Congress which would ban the app unless it fully divested itself from ByteDance, its Chinese parent company. This led TikTok to engage battle stations, and launch probably the stupidest PR campaign in recent history.
In this episode, we talk TikTok, make predictions about a ban, and pontificate on its effect on politics and culture.
Links
TikTok Prompts Users to Call Congress to Fight Possible Ban – NY Times
As TikTok Ban Looms, ByteDance Battles Oracle For Control Of Its Algorithm – Forbes
TikTok Struggles to Protect U.S. Data From Its China Parent – WSJ
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