French Friday: TikTok Ban & Who Should Hold the Reins of Social Media

A recent bill to ban TikTok was passed in the House with bipartisan support. Skye talks with David French about the arguments for and against the bill, the likelihood of it passing the Senate, and why Trump claims China is America's biggest threat, and yet he still opposes the TikTok ban. Then, Skye and David break down two recent Supreme Court cases about social media content regulation. Should social media companies have complete control over what is posted on their platforms, and is it ok for the government to ask these companies to take down certain posts?

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0:00 - Theme Song

0:17 - Show Starts

1:11 - Tiktok's Security Risk

8:33 - Bipartisan Support

13:49 - Trump's 180 on Tiktok

19:27 - Will Bipartisan Agreement Last?

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27:07 - Regulating US Social Media 

41:19 -  Do Companies Have to Host Speech?

51:59 - The Monopolies

1:05:24 - The Wrap-Up

1:09:36 - End Credits

Other resources:

What Trump's TikTok Flip-Flip Tells America by David French:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/opinion/trump-tiktok-ban-china.html

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