Will the U.S. Really Ban TikTok?

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🗓️ 6 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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What’s next for TikTok? President Biden signed legislation on April 24 that would ban the popular video-sharing app unless its Chinese owner ByteDance sells to a U.S-based company. Supporters of the law say TikTok poses national security risks, warning that the Chinese government could potentially access sensitive user data or spread misinformation on the app. ByteDance says it has no intention of selling and will fight in the courts to stay in business. We’ll look at what it all could mean for TikTok and its 170 million users in the US. Guests: Tim Wu, professor of law, science and technology, Columbia Law School - His latest book is "The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age" Suzy Loftus, Head of Trust and Safety, TikTok USDS Sapna Maheshwari, business reporter, New York Times - covering TikTok and emerging media Vivian Xue, TikTok creator; CEO, Pamper Nail Gallery - based in San Francisco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:53.5	This is not an attempt to ban TikTok.
0:56.7	It's an attempt to make TikTok better. Tick, tack, toe, a winner. That was San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi speaking in support of a bill
1:03.1	requiring the Chinese owners of TikTok to sell to a U.S. company or be banned. President Biden signed
1:09.2	the bipartisan legislation on April 24th. And coming up on
1:12.7	forum, we'll look at what it all means for TikTok and it's 170 million U.S. users. That's next,
1:19.2	after this news. Welcome to Forum. I'm Risa Lagos in today for Alexis Madrigal.
1:40.6	So instead of gun reform, climate change, homelessness, the current recession, systemic racism, we're actually trying to ban TikTok.
1:46.6	The real reason they're getting rid of this application is because the money you can make, the monetization.
1:52.2	Can we at least watch videos on an app of people doing fun things and learn about the world around us?
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