FYPod Trump’s SHADY TikTok Deal and Gen Z Virginity!
Sep 30, 2025
The hosts dive into Netanyahu's startling claim that TikTok is a weapon in Israel's arsenal, highlighting its geopolitical implications. They scrutinize Trump's controversial deal to sell TikTok to allies and the broader effects on media consolidation. A discussion on the audience backlash against Andrew Callahan reveals the challenges of audience capture in independent media. Additionally, they analyze the rising trend of virginity culture in reality TV and its reflection on Gen Z's sexual landscape amidst societal pressures.
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TikTok Framed As A Geopolitical Weapon
- Benjamin Netanyahu called social media platforms like TikTok "weapons" and urged using them to shape narratives.
- Tim Miller and Cameron Kasky warn that foreign control of algorithms is now being discussed openly as propaganda tools.
Concerns Over A Politically Tainted TikTok Sale
- The Trump-era TikTok sale is tied to major media and tech donors and valued far below market estimates.
- Miller argues the deal looks corrupt and concentrates algorithmic power in allies of the administration.
Media Consolidation As Narrative Control
- Consolidation of media and platform control is part of a larger narrative of power capture.
- Kasky and Miller see these moves as threats to free speech and narrative control rather than isolated transactions.