TikTok's Political Warfare: ByteDance, Chinese Communist Party, and National Security Concerns

In this episode of the IWP podcast, Jim Robbins, the Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics, discusses the national security implications of the popular video app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. He delves into how the app's algorithm is being used as a tool for political warfare by the Chinese Communist Party, influencing American public opinion and potentially posing a threat to national security.References:Institute of World Politics: iwp.eduRAND study on Chinese People's Liberation Army's use of social media: https://rb.gy/8p77m6Jamestown Foundation study on ByteDance's operations: https://rb.gy/ehspqi