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Al Franken Talks Potential TikTok Ban on 'The Daily Show' (Published 2023)

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Television|Al Franken Talks Potential TikTok Ban on 'The Daily Show'

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/arts/television/late-night-tiktok-ban.html

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"That's right, we don't need a Chinese company stealing our data and spying on us. That's a job for American companies," Franken said.

Al Franken joked that a ban on TikTok would affect his following on the app, which he says is large thanks to "my unboxing videos, my makeup tutorials, and, of course, my dance moves."Credit...Comedy Central

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Lawmakers interviewed the chief executive of TikTok on Thursday, looking for connections to China and the possibility that Beijing could use the app to spy on Americans.

"That's right, we don't need a Chinese company stealing our data and spying on us. That's a job for American companies," Al Franken said, leading the audience in a chant of "U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!"

"Of course, a ban will affect me personally because, as many of you know, I have a huge following on TikTok thanks to my unboxing videos, my makeup tutorials, and, of course, my dance moves." — AL FRANKEN

"The president of China watches every second of this. He's just watching and one day, he's going to use it against us. That's TikTok for you." — JIMMY KIMMEL

"The parent company is a company called ByteDance. The fear is that the Chinese government could order ByteDance to turn over all the information it has on us at any time, and if China figures out how to make spaghetti on a countertop, they'll be unstoppable." — JIMMY KIMMEL

"Everyone is nervous about TikTok because they think all of our information is being delivered to China. In response, TikTok said, 'Well, it's not delivery — it's D'Amelio.'" — JIMMY FALLON

"That's right, the C.E.O. of TikTok testified. Then, of course, the head of Instagram Reels showed up and said all the exact same stuff, just not as cool." — JIMMY FALLON

"The hearing was actually fun, because every time TikTok's C.E.O. took a sip of water, somebody slapped him with a tortilla." — JIMMY FALLON

The reunited pop-punk band Fall Out Boy played its new track "Hold Me Like a Grudge" on Thursday's "Tonight Show."

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