Episode 489
Is The TikTok Debate A Matter Of Security Vs Free Speech?
After the contentious hearings by a US House committee this past week, many lawmakers showed rare bipartisan support for banning the Chinese-owned social media platform. The Heritage Foundation's Jake Denton agrees with that idea, both calling TikTok propaganda and citing the data being gathered by Bytedance (TikTok's parent company). He also objects to some of the content that, he says, is harming American youth.
American Viewpoints · Jake Denton, Mike Ferguson
March 27, 202310m 2s
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Show Notes
After the contentious hearings by a US House committee this past week, many lawmakers showed rare bipartisan support for banning the Chinese-owned social media platform. The Heritage Foundation's Jake Denton agrees with that idea, both calling TikTok propaganda and citing the data being gathered by Bytedance (TikTok's parent company). He also objects to some of the content that, he says, is harming American youth.
Topics
tiktokfreedom of speechcongressjake dentonfree speechnational securitybytedanceccpchinasocial mediaheritage foundation