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The Verge’s David Pierce, Nilay Patel, and Alex Cranz answer questions from The Vergecast Hotline all about the TikTok ban debate and the US v Apple case.

Further reading:
TikTok ban: all the news on attempts to ban the video platform: https://www.theverge.com/23651507/tiktok-ban-us-news

US v. Apple: everything you need to know: https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj-v-apple-antitrust-monoply-news-updates

The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age: https://globalreports.columbia.edu/books/the-curse-of-bigness/

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00:00 – Intro
01:53 – Vergecast Hotline
02:47 – Is the DOJ picking on Apple for being too successful?
11:28 – Is regulating Apple going to ruin their products?
19:14 – Why would we want a super app in the US?
25:55 – Is the TikTok ban a cover for US companies, and about power in an election year?
35:34- David has been brainwashed by TikTok?
47:44 – Most prohibition laws fail, right?
52:20 – What web apps do you use?
57:57 – Vote for us in the Webbys!

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