The House Committee voted to advance legislation that would empower President Biden to ban the app. TikTok now has time limits for teenagers. The app will prompt users under 18 to enter a passcode in order to spend more than 60 minutes on the app. For users under 13, a parent will have to set a pass code in order to extend watch time.
Kara and Scott discuss Tesla’s “Master Plan 3,” and TikTok's new time limits. Also, the world of Twitter competitors is growing with Jack Dorsey’s new app Bluesky joining the ranks. Plus, the COVID-19 lab leak theory got a heated boost this week. Friend of Pivot Mehdi Hasan joins to help us definitively decide whether or not Kara’s Chevy Bolt is sexy.
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