Now, as many of our listeners probably know, you’ve been one of the leading voices sounding the alarm over the dangers of TikTok and national security concerns. Thanks for having me.Īschieris: So before we discuss the TikTok CEO’s testimony on Thursday, I want to take a step back and walk through how we ended up here in the first place. Kara is the director of the Tech Policy Center here at The Heritage Foundation, where her research focuses on Big Tech and emergency technology policy. Samantha Aschieris: Joining today’s podcast is Kara Frederick. Listen to the podcast below or read the lightly edited transcript: ”įrederick joins today’s episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to further discuss the TikTok CEO’s testimony, what she would ask Shou if she were in the hearing, and The Heritage Foundation’s “Moms Against TikTok” rally, which is also on Thursday. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)įrederick, whose research focuses on emerging technology policy and Big Tech, adds that she is calling for “a wholesale ban on TikTok, not just on government devices.” She talks about the danger of “allowing U.S. “I think the TikTok national security threat is so grave, so immediate, that TikTok should be banned outright,” says Kara Frederick, director of the Tech Policy Center at The Heritage Foundation. TikTok’s chief executive officer, Shou Zi Chew, will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. More than 30 states, led by both Democrat and Republican governors, have taken action to ban the app on some or all state-issued devices and networks, The Daily Signal previously reported. TikTok faces bipartisan scrutiny at both the state and federal level. A leading technology policy expert is calling for “a wholesale ban on TikTok” a day before the Chinese-owned social media app’s chief executive officer will testify before Congress.
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