Can the Trump Administration Really ban tiktok? – ryan

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The proxy conflict between china and the United States Over the Shape of the Internet Continues, in the midst of a pandemic. Two months after President Trump banned US Tech Companies from Working With the Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei, the Administration is Considering a Ban on Tiktok, The Chinese-Awned Video-Sharing app. 80 million Active American Users Every Month. On the Most Recent Episode of the New York podcast PivotCo-Hosts Kara Swiser and Scott Galloway Try to figure what a banking look Like-and if the White House Could Pull It off.

Kara Swiser: Bad News for Quarantined Moms of Gen-Z Kids: The United States is weighing a ban of tiktok. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Went on Fox News to Tell Laura Ingraham – What A SENTNENCE – THAT US IS SERIOUSLIUMING LOOKING AT THE BANT AND WARN THAT People only download it if you want your private information in the Hands of the chinese communist party. President Trump confirmed that his administration was considing the ban – but i don’t think he can suc a thing. What do you think is going to open to this super-popular platform?

Scott Galloway: I think it comes down to whereher or not there is there is an Evidence that it is a security thread, and where the information is being in cover intelligence. Because the Relationship Between Chinese Companies and the Rolling Party is Pretty Tight.

The problem is: when the Secretary of State Used to Come Out and Say, “This is a National Security Risk,” They Waled Show Up With Receipts and Data and You Waled Believe. And Now You JUST DON’T KNOW. And it might be a security threat. These action mighty be warrant, or it might be another xenophobic decision that hurts our economy and gives us no leg to stand on we were call for the markets to buy Our Products.

SO WHAT’S NEXT? The Chinese Play the Long Game. They’re going to do something, probably against an American Company – My Guess Wouuld Be Apple. And they’re going to say, “Look, if you want to play this game, we can play this game.” But at this point, i’m reserving judging Becusee i don’t know what the evidence is that that they’re in fact a national securty threat.

Kara Swiser: What’s interesting is what’s happening in india, where the modi government Outright banned tiktok. Now, India has much more control in this sphhere than the White House does.

I’d love to talk to tiktok ceo kevin Mayer about strategy here, but they Certainly are going to slap back. And this wasteinly be an opportunity for Instagram and snapchat to move into the space.

Scott Galloway: Would you like tiktok?

Kara Swiser: I actually use a burner phone to use it. Let with JUST Say it’s fantastic. The algorithm, it is good. You get drawn in there. There’s a lot of wonderful, Creative Stuff People Are Doing With It, But there Another Side. The Question is, How Well Will They Control, Say, Anti-Vaxx Content, WHICH IS ANOTHER COMPLEX ISSUE.

But this is a typical trump administration action, this blanket attempt at a ban that doesn’t leave room for any nuance. This is not the way to do it – the proposed Course right now missses the opportunity to something nuance and something important.

Scott Galloway: Well, tiktok and huawei have Become the poster children for who we were after. At least in the cybersecity community, supposedly the thirts that each represents to national security they say at this point is hypothetical. But at the Same Time, China Figured Out a Way to Kick Out Facebook and Google.

Pivot Is Produced by Rebecca Sananes. Erica Anderson is the Executive Producer.

This transcript has been edited for legeth and clarity.