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ByteDance

3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Oct 25, 2023 by Brad Gerstner · said 13 times in 5 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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brought up most by Joe Lonsdale (6), Tom Cotton (2), Brad Gerstner (2), Balaji Sr i n i v a s a n (2), Ashton Kutcher (1)

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Everything said about ByteDance, oldest first

Oct 25, 2023 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Gerstner: ByteDance expects 90% content moderator reduction via AI in next year
“They suspect that they'll see a 90% reduction in content moderators over the course of the next year because that work can be more efficiently and better done by AI.”
Brad Gerstner Oct 25, 2023 ▶ 17:59 Ep 67: Brad Gerstner on the AI Supercycle & Restoring Faith in Capitalism · Joe Lonsdale
Nov 30, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Gallagher: Open to forced TikTok sale if US company gets algorithm
“As long as it comes with algorithmic control, By an American company, I would be fine with a forced sale, and that way American investors who own a bunch of ByteDance don't totally lose a ton of money”
Congressman Mike Gallagher Nov 30, 2023 ▶ 31:30 Ep 72: Illegal Chinese Bio Labs & Secret Police Inside America! Congressman Mike Gallagher · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 3, 2025 neutral
Assertion Supported
Cotton: U.S. law requires ByteDance divestment, not an outright TikTok ban
“It didn't say that we were going to ban TikTok. It said that TikTok's parent company in China had to divest if TikTok continues to operate.”
Tom Cotton Apr 3, 2025 ▶ 28:14 Billionaire vs. U.S. Senator: Should TikTok Be Banned? · Joe Lonsdale
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