Luckey: Ban TikTok based on strict trade reciprocity, not culture wars
Palmer Luckey · E169: Elon sues OpenAI, Apple's decline, TikTok ban, Bitcoin $100K?, Science corner: Microplastics · Mar 8, 2024 · at 1:11:54
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Anduril founder Palmer Luckey offers a trade-based framework for evaluating whether the US should force a divestiture or ban of TikTok.
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“Practically speaking, you should not make this a culture war issue. Don't talk about how it's ruining our youth ideals. Just say strictly on a trade basis. Yes. We cannot allow them to sell this thing to us if we can't sell the same thing to them.”
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