TikTok Brinksmanship: Banning the App, Learning China, and Understanding Big Tech Lobbying

Game Theory

In this episode, Nick and Chris breakdown the game being played to ban TikTok

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Reporting:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/30/republican-senator-blocks-bid-to-ban-tiktok-in-us

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-threatens-to-ban-tiktok-if-chinese-founder-doesnt-sell-ownership-stake-36d7295c

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktoks-rivals-shouldnt-bank-on-ban-1469f07d

Congressional Brinksmanship https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1046180183