TWiG 692: Alex Stamos - Is TikTok a threat, Twitter's Chinese porn spam, 2024 election disinformation

• Introducing Alex Stamos.
• Twitter grapples with Chinese spam obscuring news of protests.
• How did Alex get into security?
• Alex's Joe Sullivan story.
• How COVID impacted teens and social interaction.
• The mechanics of Apple's CSAM scanning.
• How do we integrate security into basic education curriculum?
• How does Alex feel about the Fediverse?
• Advice for hosts of Mastodon instances.
• How is Google doing security-wise and for its users?
• What does Alex hear about Facebook these days?
• Will there be trouble on Twitter in the 2024 election?
• Who is responsible for keeping people protected from disinformation?
• Should TikTok be shut down?
• South Dakota bans TikTok from government-owned devices.
• Stanford Internet Observatory.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Alex Stamos

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