Episode 1488 • • 2:26:44 - 2:34:03
1488: Torture Telephone
CCP Influence at TikTok, NyQuil Chicken Challenge and FDA Warnings
A producer in Shanghai confirmed that every major company in China, including TikTok's parent ByteDance, has a CCP liaison or office. Meanwhile, the FDA issued a warning against the "NyQuil Chicken" TikTok challenge, which involves cooking meat in cough medicine. The hosts argued that the FDA's sudden interest in a years-old internet meme is part of a broader effort to discredit TikTok and justify banning the app in the U.S. market.