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ByteDance

2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 12, 2026 by Ben Thompson · said 5 times in 2 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Feb 12, 2026 negative
Opinion
Ben Thompson: TikTok data concerns are overblown compared to algorithmic control
“The problem with TikTok, and back then everyone was talking about user data. Who cares? Like the whole user data thing, people have this view of like the East German Stasi and like folders, like going through people's data. Like these are like vector databases…”
Ben Thompson Feb 12, 2026 ▶ 25:10 Ben Thompson from Stratechery on AI ads, the end of SaaS, and the future of media
Feb 12, 2026 negative
Opinion
Ben Thompson: US TikTok divestiture is a disaster because China retains control
“The way that it shows up messily is we somehow do pass the law banning TikTok and it didn't get banned. And now it is sold, but China still controls the algorithm. So I think it's a big disaster.”
Ben Thompson Feb 12, 2026 ▶ 27:43 Ben Thompson from Stratechery on AI ads, the end of SaaS, and the future of media
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