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Much Ado About TikTok

2024/3/25
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The discussion begins with a debate on whether the U.S. should ban TikTok, with Taylor Lorenz arguing that the bill targeting TikTok does not address broader data privacy concerns, and Alex Stamos highlighting the national security risks associated with TikTok being owned by a Chinese company.

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The effort to ban TikTok in the US is back in the spotlight as a new bill has passed through the House and is now in the Senate. Today, we have a lively debate with two guests who bring competing analysis to the table. Alex Stamos is Chief Trust Officer at SentinelOne and the former Chief Information Security Officer at Facebook (he can often be heard on Moderated Content)). Taylor Lorenz is a columnist at the Washington Post covering technology and culture and hosts the new VoxMedia podcast, Power User).

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