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Episode 210: FIRST TASTE of Episode #210! “SEASON 5! The China Syndrome 2.0”  image

Episode 210: FIRST TASTE of Episode #210! “SEASON 5! The China Syndrome 2.0” 

S5 E210 · AMATEUR NATION with Lou Santini
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*THIS WEEK:* Worried about Twitter? See: “Tik Tok”: China’s attack on America—and the world.
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  • Racism? Bad. Government-sanctioned racism? THAT’S ok.
  • Transgender men CAN get pregnant! Real scientific accounts! With no photo or video proof!  In other news, fat dudes CAN be delusional sometimes!


*On “A la Carte”:*
a holiday in February you may have missed, The Mister Universe Pageant, and that time I almost died.
*On “3 Pro Things”:* masculinity isn’t toxic, a comedian’s take on President Coloring Book’s future, and a must-see movie pick that speaks to this “social media-educated” generation.

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Transcript

Introduction to TikTok as a Security Threat

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From thefreepress.com, how China got our kids hooked on digital fentanyl, TikTok is a national security threat.
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As

Growth and Impact on American Platforms

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the fastest growing social media app ever, it rankled American competitors Facebook and YouTube, which were banned in China.
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By

ByteDance's Financial Growth

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October 2018, ByteDance was the world's most valuable startup with a valuation of $75 billion.
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Four

TikTok as a News Source for Young Adults

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years later, ByteDance is now worth $300 billion.
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And a quarter of American adults under 30 get their news from TikTok.

Data Collection Practices

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Amateurs!
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Every day, every hour, every waking minute, TikTok is hovering up seemingly infinite bits of information about its users, their tastes, hobbies, political views, sexual preferences, their facial structure.

Concerns Over Privacy and Foreign Data Collection

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So I like cat videos, Lou.
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I mean, what do I care if China knows?
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Any country, any powerful entity that needs to know or wants to know your likes as benign as cats is not an entity you should be empowering.
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You'd be surprised what you have to hide.
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Everyone has skeletons.