“On the Latest TikTok Bill” by Zvi

TikTok Might Get Banned Soon

This attempt is getting reasonably far rather quickly, passing the House with broad support.

Alec Stapp: TikTok bill to remove influence of CCP:

– passed unanimously out of committee

– GOP leadership says they’ll bring it to the floor for a vote next week

– Biden says he’ll sign the bill if passed

Can’t believe it's taken this long, but should be done soon.

It's been obvious for years that we shouldn’t let China control a black-box algorithm that influences >100 million American users.

JSM: Can this stand up to court scrutiny though?

Alec Stapp: Yes.

It then passed the house 352-65, despite opposition from Donald Trump.

Manifold is as of now around 72% that a bill will pass, similar to Metaculus. Consensus is that it is unlikely that ByteDance will divest. They [...]

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Outline:

(00:03) TikTok Might Get Banned Soon

(02:48) Execution is Everything

(10:33) RTFB: Read The Bill

(19:57) How Popular is a TikTok Ban?

(20:15) Reciprocity is the Key to Every Relationship

(23:14) Call Your Congressman

(28:25) TikTok Data Sharing

(34:41) TikTok Promoting Chinese Interests

(45:41) Tyler Cowen Opposes the Bill

(48:23) Trump Opposes the Bill

(53:40) To Be Clear You Can Absolutely Go Too Far

(54:09) Conclusion

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First published:
March 13th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/cjrDNwoWwuTfc3Hbu/on-the-latest-tiktok-bill

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.