291 | Geoffrey Cain: Should TikTok Be Banned or Independently Spun-Out?

The Realignment

Saager Enjeti, Technology, Policy, News, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, Politics, News Commentary, Public Policy, U.s. Politics, National Security, Economics

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Geoffrey Cain, Lincoln Network Senior Fellow in the FACET program and author of The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey Into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future, returns to The Realignment to discuss his recent Congressional testimony about the national security threat posed by TikTok, the state of U.S.-China tech relations, and how the U.S. government should approach the app, even if straight a ban isn't on the table.

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0:35.1	Today's episode is really straightforward.
0:37.2	I've been long interested in the story of TikTok and how the US should
0:41.1	approach technology questions when it comes to national security.
0:44.2	One of our guests this year from Lincoln Network, our sponsor,
0:47.8	Jeff Kane appeared on the podcast towards the start of the year.
0:50.9	And he actually testified before Congress about social media and national security.
0:55.5	So I thought it'd be a great idea to bring Jeff back on the show,
0:58.2	discuss this complicated issue.
1:00.2	So hope you enjoyed this conversation, have a test,
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