So ... Should We Ban TikTok?
Kara loves air fryer TikToks. But she only dares to scroll through them on a burner phone, as she tells TikTok\u2019s Chief Operating Officer, Vanessa Pappas.\xa0\nAs the social media platform has gone gangbusters \u2013 accumulating over a billion monthly users globally \u2013 concerns have emerged about TikTok\u2019s ownership structure and roots in China. The U.S. government has questions about what data the app is amassing, whether that data can be accessed by the Chinese Communist Party and if the platform is a tool for espionage or foreign interference and propaganda. Kara has those questions too. And she asks Pappas all of them.\nBefore the interview, Kara and Nayeema talk about the newsmakers of the day. They scan through the Elon Musk text messages released in the Twitter-Musk proceedings and explore what the texts reveal about Silicon Valley\u2019s powerful elite \u2013 including Twitter founder Jack Dorsey. They also discuss recent layoffs at Meta \u2013 and how Mark Zuckerberg will navigate the company\u2019s recent struggles without his former right-hand exec, Sheryl Sandberg.\xa0\nYou can find Kara and Nayeema on Twitter @karaswisher and @nayeema.\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices