BAES 83: Why you're wrong about the TikTok ban (sorry)

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Ben and Emil

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🗓️ 16 January 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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As the TikTok ban looms, we dive deep into the REAL reasons it's being blocked. We'll talk about the arguments heard in the Supreme Court, a brief history of US-China cyber warfare, and how Americans are downloading another China owned app called REDNOTE just to spite the government. The bonus episode is also really good you guys. https://benandemilshow.com Check out @KylaScanlon 's great piece about the TikTok ban here: https://kyla.substack.com/p/the-tiktok-ban-shows-america-is-at BOSTON! we're almost sold out! https://thewilbur.com/armory/artist/ben-and-emil/ LINK TO OUR DISCORD: https://discord.gg/CjujBt8g Subscribe to Emil's Substack: https://substack.com/@emilderosa Leave a comment! Like this video! Tell a friend about our show! __ MUD/WTR: Start your new morning ritual and get up to 43% off your @MUDWTR with code BAES at https://mudwtr.com/baes #mudwtrpod ROCKET MONEY: Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and save money today! Go to https://rocketmoney.com/BAES today! __ Latest MEATBALL SPECIAL HERE: https://youtu.be/Euyfzwmq8WY Last week's episode HERE: https://youtu.be/-NsBAzRAH0U We bought suits HERE: https://youtu.be/_cM1XqA9n2U This episode was edited by Connor Rousseau / @ conrad_roussrad Follow us on instagram! @ benandemilshow @ bencahn @ emilderosa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's so interesting. Everybody's joking about like, yeah, give China my data. I don't care.
0:04.6	Okay, so now the big tech companies are still allowed to collect all this data and do weird.
0:09.5	Well, now you, you, you, you're...
0:10.6	Uber's allowed to, like, implement God mode and watch where you travel.
0:14.1	Wait, so what is your, what is your ultimate position on?
0:16.4	My position is that if you want to protect consumers data, do it.
0:21.3	Split pairs. I'm split pairs.
0:22.7	I'm just...
0:23.7	I mean, really, truly.
0:25.8	I've given you all these examples of this...
0:28.2	This TikTok ban does not do anything to mitigate those.
0:30.9	You are listing all kinds of American platforms that are compromised by China daily.
0:34.9	Yes. Yes.
0:36.2	We're going to go in circles.
0:37.4	No, but... We're going to make it so that this foreign adversary can't manipulate your data and use it against you.
0:43.4	But it's fine if American companies.
0:45.0	That's what I've been saying this whole time.
0:46.3	And I've been agreeing with you.
0:47.5	I'm like, yes, I agree.
0:49.3	I'm working on time with me.
0:53.1	Tell me what's going on. Tell me what's going on
0:55.0	Tell me what's going on
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