Lemon LIVE at 5 | Week In Review! - January 11th, 2025
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What immediate updates does Don Lemon open the show with about platforms and wildfires?
Oh, my gosh. We are hearing that music on a Saturday at 515 on the nose. 515 Eastern Time. 515 in New York. And we are hearing that music. What does that mean? That means we have updates for you. I am just back from Louisiana, and I just wanted to just give you guys an update on what's going on, especially because there's some things happening with TikTok. Fires are still raging. If anybody's out West, let me know. We would love to talk to you in the chat and love to hear how it's going for you because it is just awful, awful news out there. So thanks for joining us. Thanks for joining us on TikTok. Thanks for joining us on YouTube. Thanks for joining us on Instagram. Thank you so much for joining us on Facebook, iHeart, Apple, and Spotify.
Okay, don't want to leave anybody out. So thank you so much. So a lot has happened this week. A lot has happened this week. We've had the wildfires are continuing to raise, raise in California. I'm looking, I have this feed that I can have up in the house and I'm looking at the feeds of the fire and the firefighters out there just battling the blazes. They've been able, the winds are down now. They've been able to get some of the planes in that water. I've been watching them. with the water, with the water, pouring the water all day. Last night, the winds were not great for the fires, okay? So they're raging. The Supreme Court is weighing a potential. Guys, especially those of you who are on TikTok, who are joining me on the TikTok tonight, how do you feel about a possible TikTok ban?
Because it could happen. As these wildfires are raging in Los Angeles, the Supreme Court is weighing a potential TikTok ban that could come at any moment. And as you know, Meta has made this move that it's going to scrap its D.I. initiatives, whatever. Meta is going to be Meta. But we're dealing with the possible end of TikTok. OK, now let me just read to you some of it. I'm going to take you inside of the courtroom. We're going to go inside of the Supreme Court, you know, where they do their arguments. Okay. I would imagine it's the courtroom. Okay. Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok. This is according to the Associated Press. In the United States, beginning January 19th, unless a popular social media company, our program is sold by its China-based parent company, which is called ByteDance.
Okay. Wow. People said they would be very angry if it's very angry. They care more about TikTok than school shootings, says Christy. Well, You know, we talk about these things, and I'm going to be honest with you. I'm going to read this. A lot of these social media sites in some countries, now this is different in America because that's not why they're banning it. It means a difference sometimes between democracy and people having a voice. And that's why people were such, you know, felt a certain kind of way about Twitter and what was going on there because in many places, this is the only voice that people have if they don't live in a democracy. Okay? Okay? It's BS. They get to keep the data. It's totally about content, says lady librarian.
Supreme Court can ban TikTok, but not weapons in school. Not happy about it, folks are saying. F Zuckerberg and Musk and Bezos says Pickles Lebanon. Wow. This is I'm reading this stuff on TikTok. As a lifetime podcast, TikTok is the only app where I have felt a sense of belonging. You know, you know, my sister said the same thing. Nikki, producer, do you think we should share the thing with my sister? We already shared it to our special members. I think we should share it tonight, too.
can for our special Saturday show.
For our special Saturday show?
Give me a minute to get it in the system.
Yeah, let me know. So, you know, my sister was in the hospital. She is better. She's actually at home now. And so I'll give you guys an update. The folks who are not part of our stream, because they got it first, I wouldn't know. These are unusual circumstances. I wouldn't normally do it, but I'll do it this time. And then I'll give you, and Nikki, if you want to, we can give them an update on Gus Gus.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What immediate updates does Don Lemon open the show with about platforms and wildfires?
0:20–5:47
2
How likely is the Supreme Court to allow a TikTok ban and what would it require by January 19?
5:47–16:23
3
Why are users and creators reacting strongly to a potential TikTok sale or ban?
16:23–27:28
4
What alternatives do people consider if TikTok is restricted—Threads, BlueSky, Fanbase or quitting social media?
27:28–1:07:57
5
How does Don explain the legal arguments presented in the Supreme Court hearing on TikTok divestiture?
1:07:57–1:20:32