IN THIS EPISODE
The US government may be one step closer to banning TikTok. Today the US House overwhelmingly passed a bill that would force the app’s sale away from its Chinese owner, ByteDance. Previous efforts to do this have failed. Not surprisingly, young adults are sounding off against this move, even though surveys show teens admit using TikTok way too much. What should we do about this app? And in the meantime, what should parents know to keep their kids (relatively) safe online?
CHAPTERS
0:00-Intro/Chat
2:57-TikTok in context
4:25-About the House bill
16:32-Do Americans support a ban?
31:22-Audience comments
33:53-Parental supervision
38:48-Who owns ByteDance?
41:26-TikTok’s sister app, Douyin
44:23-Apps are already “spying” on you
49:46-TikTok’s guide for parents
53:49-Sidebar: Don Lemon v. Elon Musk
58:17-Young people want to talk about social media
1:03:49-Thanks for listening!
Ban TikTok? Let's think it through.