Alan Rosenstein

But it remains true that this law will not solve the data privacy problem, even with respect to China. But it's very rare that... Any piece of legislation can comprehensively solve an entire problem. The question is, can it make a meaningful difference in that problem? And is that marginal improvement worth the cost to free speech? That's the data privacy issue.

But it remains true that this law will not solve the data privacy problem, even with respect to China. But it's very rare that... Any piece of legislation can comprehensively solve an entire problem. The question is, can it make a meaningful difference in that problem? And is that marginal improvement worth the cost to free speech? That's the data privacy issue.

But it remains true that this law will not solve the data privacy problem, even with respect to China. But it's very rare that... Any piece of legislation can comprehensively solve an entire problem. The question is, can it make a meaningful difference in that problem? And is that marginal improvement worth the cost to free speech? That's the data privacy issue.

On the content manipulation issue, I think the concern there is that, let's say the United States and China get into a shooting war over Taiwan, right? Right. Do we want a situation in which China then modifies the algorithm so that 170 million Americans, including many young Americans, many of whom get the bulk, if not virtually all of their news from TikTok.

On the content manipulation issue, I think the concern there is that, let's say the United States and China get into a shooting war over Taiwan, right? Right. Do we want a situation in which China then modifies the algorithm so that 170 million Americans, including many young Americans, many of whom get the bulk, if not virtually all of their news from TikTok.

On the content manipulation issue, I think the concern there is that, let's say the United States and China get into a shooting war over Taiwan, right? Right. Do we want a situation in which China then modifies the algorithm so that 170 million Americans, including many young Americans, many of whom get the bulk, if not virtually all of their news from TikTok.

And people aren't reading the New York Times as much. They're tragically not listening to NPR as much, right? As much as I wish they would. I mean, a lot of them are just getting their news on TikTok. Do you want to wake up that morning and have their news feeds flooded with anti-American, anti-Taiwanese, pro-Chinese propaganda?

And people aren't reading the New York Times as much. They're tragically not listening to NPR as much, right? As much as I wish they would. I mean, a lot of them are just getting their news on TikTok. Do you want to wake up that morning and have their news feeds flooded with anti-American, anti-Taiwanese, pro-Chinese propaganda?

And people aren't reading the New York Times as much. They're tragically not listening to NPR as much, right? As much as I wish they would. I mean, a lot of them are just getting their news on TikTok. Do you want to wake up that morning and have their news feeds flooded with anti-American, anti-Taiwanese, pro-Chinese propaganda?

So the government can ban the use of TikTok on government devices. And in fact, there are some states that have done this. I don't think that really poses many First Amendment problems. Of course, if the government tried to ban anyone working for the government from using TikTok, I mean, that's a lot of people. And that would actually raise its own First Amendment concerns.

So the government can ban the use of TikTok on government devices. And in fact, there are some states that have done this. I don't think that really poses many First Amendment problems. Of course, if the government tried to ban anyone working for the government from using TikTok, I mean, that's a lot of people. And that would actually raise its own First Amendment concerns.

So the government can ban the use of TikTok on government devices. And in fact, there are some states that have done this. I don't think that really poses many First Amendment problems. Of course, if the government tried to ban anyone working for the government from using TikTok, I mean, that's a lot of people. And that would actually raise its own First Amendment concerns.

That would be quite similar to the concerns raised by the law more generally. And there's also a concern that even if you keep government users from using TikTok, if the family members of those users are using TikTok, a smart intelligence agency like the Chinese has can still glean a lot of information.

That would be quite similar to the concerns raised by the law more generally. And there's also a concern that even if you keep government users from using TikTok, if the family members of those users are using TikTok, a smart intelligence agency like the Chinese has can still glean a lot of information.

That would be quite similar to the concerns raised by the law more generally. And there's also a concern that even if you keep government users from using TikTok, if the family members of those users are using TikTok, a smart intelligence agency like the Chinese has can still glean a lot of information.

And then when you take that and then you add the content manipulation concern, it just becomes a lot cleaner to ban the whole app.

And then when you take that and then you add the content manipulation concern, it just becomes a lot cleaner to ban the whole app.

And then when you take that and then you add the content manipulation concern, it just becomes a lot cleaner to ban the whole app.

So Project Texas was this very elaborate and, as far as I can tell, quite well thought out and in good faith attempt to assuage some of the national security concerns.

So Project Texas was this very elaborate and, as far as I can tell, quite well thought out and in good faith attempt to assuage some of the national security concerns.