Bytedance on the Brink: TikTok’s Fight for Survival with Jen Campbell, Jason Kapadia and Jag Sharma - E66
The US is at war once more. This time, it seems, with TikTok.
The app is under fire from all angles, and if it’s banned in the US it could spell trouble for a platform boasting 1 billion monthly active users…
So where do the US concerns lie, where can TikTok go from here, and should you be worried about your data? We cover all this, and so much more, with Jag, Jen and Jason on episode 66 of Disconnected.
This episode of Disconnected covers:
The national security issues that the US claim to be concerned about
Whether Google, Meta and X should be held accountable in the same way
Accusations of Bytedance employees spying on journalists
What happens to TikTok if the US ban goes through
Episode Highlights:
“The potential TikTok ban being part of national security is hard to believe - Twitter files show how deep the US Government is controlling some of these social networks. ” - 8:05 - Jason Kapadia
“There is obviously something behind it. There’s data sharing that we probably don't even touch the surface of from our level of knowledge. But the US going all the way to banning TikTok for everybody does seem more political than security based.” - 10:45 - Jen Campbell
“It’s one rule for one and one rule for the other. Last time Trump was in power he talked about banning TikTok, but now one of his biggest donors has a 15% stake in Bytedance, he doesn’t want to…” - 16:45 - Jag Sharma
“I don't think that your average Joe's data is going to be asked for by the Chinese government. But I do think there's probably a very grey area of what they would ask for and what they'd have to divulge. That's where the problem lies.” - 22:50 - Jen Campbell
Links & references:
Jen Campbell:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-campbell/
Jason Kapadia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonkapadia/
https://www.instagram.com/jasonkapadia/
Jag Sharma: