Alan Rosenstein

That's very hard to do, right? That would involve the government in this ongoing process of looking at this. And, you know, if what you're concerned about is In a real moment of international emergency, right? Again, the example I think of always is the US and China get into a shooting war with Taiwan.

That's very hard to do, right? That would involve the government in this ongoing process of looking at this. And, you know, if what you're concerned about is In a real moment of international emergency, right? Again, the example I think of always is the US and China get into a shooting war with Taiwan.

That no amount of procedures and corporate barriers will prevent the Chinese government from exercising control if it really wants to, short of an actual war. separation in which the Chinese government doesn't even have the capability of control. But it's ultimately a judgment call of how much risk are you willing to tolerate?

That no amount of procedures and corporate barriers will prevent the Chinese government from exercising control if it really wants to, short of an actual war. separation in which the Chinese government doesn't even have the capability of control. But it's ultimately a judgment call of how much risk are you willing to tolerate?

That no amount of procedures and corporate barriers will prevent the Chinese government from exercising control if it really wants to, short of an actual war. separation in which the Chinese government doesn't even have the capability of control. But it's ultimately a judgment call of how much risk are you willing to tolerate?

Congress was not willing to tolerate essentially any risk, and the courts were not willing to overturn that judgment from Congress.

Congress was not willing to tolerate essentially any risk, and the courts were not willing to overturn that judgment from Congress.

Congress was not willing to tolerate essentially any risk, and the courts were not willing to overturn that judgment from Congress.

I think TikTok, I don't have the exact numbers of how the 170 million American users stack up to the global TikTok user base. I think it's very important. I mean, America is a massive market always, but it's also such a culturally central market, right? I mean, if you want to be on a global platform and that platform does not have the United States, it's kind of not a global platform anymore.

I think TikTok, I don't have the exact numbers of how the 170 million American users stack up to the global TikTok user base. I think it's very important. I mean, America is a massive market always, but it's also such a culturally central market, right? I mean, if you want to be on a global platform and that platform does not have the United States, it's kind of not a global platform anymore.

I think TikTok, I don't have the exact numbers of how the 170 million American users stack up to the global TikTok user base. I think it's very important. I mean, America is a massive market always, but it's also such a culturally central market, right? I mean, if you want to be on a global platform and that platform does not have the United States, it's kind of not a global platform anymore.

So while I suspect TikTok will, even if it's banned in the United States, even if it loses its presence in the United States, it will still continue to exist. It'll certainly be weakened. And the network effects of TikTok, and this is the idea that social media platforms exist. gain their value to their users in part because other users are using them.

So while I suspect TikTok will, even if it's banned in the United States, even if it loses its presence in the United States, it will still continue to exist. It'll certainly be weakened. And the network effects of TikTok, and this is the idea that social media platforms exist. gain their value to their users in part because other users are using them.

So while I suspect TikTok will, even if it's banned in the United States, even if it loses its presence in the United States, it will still continue to exist. It'll certainly be weakened. And the network effects of TikTok, and this is the idea that social media platforms exist. gain their value to their users in part because other users are using them.

Those network effects will take a huge hit and will put TikTok not just in the United States, but also globally at a pretty profound competitive disadvantage relative to other competitors like Instagram Reels, like YouTube Shorts, that will include, in addition to other countries, the very important, the culturally very important user base of Americans.

Those network effects will take a huge hit and will put TikTok not just in the United States, but also globally at a pretty profound competitive disadvantage relative to other competitors like Instagram Reels, like YouTube Shorts, that will include, in addition to other countries, the very important, the culturally very important user base of Americans.

Those network effects will take a huge hit and will put TikTok not just in the United States, but also globally at a pretty profound competitive disadvantage relative to other competitors like Instagram Reels, like YouTube Shorts, that will include, in addition to other countries, the very important, the culturally very important user base of Americans.

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