TikTok Transparency Issues

The conversation dives into the opaque financial practices of TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, raising concerns about the lack of transparency in their revenue reporting. Both Scott and Ed question the reliability of the numbers being presented and suggest that without proper disclosures, it becomes increasingly difficult to regulate such a significant player in the social media landscape. The idea of banning the app is floated as a potential leverage point to force compliance from ByteDance.