Why Does Congress Want to Ban TikTok?
CYBER
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4 • 645 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2023
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
America is thinking about banning the most popular social media app in the world. TikTok has exploded in the past few years and whether you love it or hate it, you can’t deny its huge influence.
Legislators in America are concerned about that influence, especially because of TikTok’s connections to China. On Thursday, TikTok’s CEO testified before the House’s Committee on Energy and Commerce and fielded questions about the app, its connection to China, and what it might be doing to America’s children.
It was a shitshow.
Motherboard’s Social Media Manager, Emily Lipstein, is on this episode of Cyber talking about.
Stories discussed in this episode:
Congress Shocked to Discover 10 Year Olds Check the ‘I’m Over 18’ Box Online
Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional, Ludicrous, and a National Embarrassment
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| 0:22.2 | The package is being delivered. |
| 0:24.2 | Hello out there on the internet. |
| 0:26.7 | I am Matthew Galt, and this is Cyber. |
| 0:29.6 | America, it's thinking about banning the most popular social media app in the world. |
| 0:34.7 | Wouldn't be the first country to do this. |
| 0:36.6 | TikTok has exploded in the past few years, |
| 0:39.4 | and whether you love it or you hate it, |
| 0:40.7 | you can't deny its huge influence. |
| 0:44.4 | Legislators in America are concerned about that influence, |
| 0:47.0 | especially because of TikTok's connections to China. |
| 0:49.6 | And on Thursday, its CEO testified before the House Committee |
| 0:52.7 | on Energy and Commerce and Fielded |
| 0:54.3 | Questions about the app, its connections to China, and what it might be doing to America's |
| 0:59.0 | children. It was, as you can imagine, a shit show. With me here today to talk about it is |
| 1:04.9 | Motherboard Social Media Manager Emily Lipstein. Emily, how are you doing? I mean, could be better after watching like six hours worth of congressional testimony yesterday, |
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