Topic: Meat Emoji

A viral TikTok video featuring a vegan activist demanding the removal of "triggering" meat emojis from iPhones is used to illustrate the platform's entertainment value. This leads into a serious discussion of the "Restrict Act" (the so-called TikTok Bill). Journalist Matt Taibbi explains that the bill is a "wish list" for government agencies seeking absolute access to platform data and the authority to moderate content via "trusted flaggers."