The speaker initially hesitated about a TikTok shutdown campaign but ultimately supported it when they realized that their 13-year-old received a message urging them to call their congressperson. The speaker was surprised that their child knew about the campaign and decided to support it. The speaker was concerned about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influencing their child by making them a foot soldier, but the outcome backfired, as the youth actively called representatives, influencing the decision to keep TikTok running.
Live from SXSW... it's a bonus episode of Pivot! Kara and Scott discuss Sam Altman getting reinstated to OpenAI's board following an investigation, fake news sites with ties to Russia popping up in the U.S., and a group of moms launching a grassroots campaign to fight social media addiction. Then, as the House gets closer to passing a potential TikTok ban, Kara and Scott dig into what that actually means. Plus, has Elon Musk been good for Texas?
Recorded on March 9th at SXSW in Austin.
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