Al Franken Covers Congress Grilling TikTok’s CEO | BenDeLaCreme

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.2 • 14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Al Franken tackles the latest news including Congress grilling TikTok’s CEO, Florida governor Ron DeSantis extending “Don’t Say Gay” to 12th grade, and Beethoven’s DNA being used to study his cause of death. BenDeLaCreme, star of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” discusses how limiting access to drag and LGBTQ+ spaces won’t limit queerness in children See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:06.0	From New York City, the only city in America.
0:10.0	It's the show that invented news.
0:13.0	This is the Daily Show with your host, Al Criggan.
0:31.0	Welcome to the Daily Show.
0:36.0	Welcome to the Daily Show.
0:39.0	I'm Al Criggan and tonight is my last night hosting the Daily Show.
0:44.0	And I just want to say it's been an honor for everyone here to get to work with me.
0:51.0	But we've got a great show for you tonight, so let's get into the headlines.
0:56.0	Okay, let's kick things off with the big story on Capitol Hill today,
1:01.0	where there was a major hearing that could determine the future of TikTok.
1:07.0	A rare display of bipartisan news.
1:11.0	The first time I've seen a show in the world,
1:14.0	I've seen a show that was a little bit more than I thought it was.
1:19.0	A rare display of bipartisanship today for the grilling of TikTok's CEO on Capitol Hill.
1:25.0	The executive of the controversial and incredibly popular app facing some tough questions about child safety, data collection, and its Chinese ownership.
1:35.0	The chair of the committee today says that TikTok should be banned.
1:39.0	We do not trust TikTok will ever embrace American values.
1:43.0	They'll use for freedom, human rights, and innovation.
1:47.0	TikTok has repeatedly chosen the path for more control, more surveillance, and more manipulation.
1:54.0	Your platform should be banned.
1:57.0	That's right, we don't need a Chinese company stealing our data and spying on us.
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