Emotional B.O.: US TikTok Issues, Social Media Addiction Suits, Is OpenAI Losing the Race?
Mon Feb 02 2026
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This week we discuss accusations of censorship by the newly-divested US TikTok, landmark lawsuits using a product safety argument against social media companies, and the trend of bad signs for OpenAI.--Show Notes:
TikTok
https://usdsjv.tiktok.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/26/tiktok-censorship-ice-shooting/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/tiktok-shadowbanning-trump/685798/Social media addiction and product safety lawsuits
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/27/social-media-trial-meta-tiktok-youtube https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/29/the-social-media-addiction-narrative-may-be-more-harmful-than-social-media-itself/Is OpenAI losing the race?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1qiphfr/open_ai_is_heading_to_be_the_biggest_failure_in/ Ads were a "last resort" - Sam Altman, October 2024 https://x.com/tomwarren/status/2012295849678602610?s=20&ref=platformer.news https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/openai-s-sora-app-hits-turbulence-after-meteoric-rise https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rywiggs_the-vibe-shift-in-ai-is-real-and-mercury-activity-7422658541175455744-Qxc7
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Sign the petition to call on tech leaders to speak out against ICE and Border Patrol's actions in Minnesota: https://iceout.tech/ This week we discuss accusations of censorship by the newly-divested US TikTok, landmark lawsuits using a product safety argument against social media companies, and the trend of bad signs for OpenAI.--Show Notes: TikTok https://usdsjv.tiktok.com https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/business/media/tiktok-us-terms-conditions.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/26/tiktok-censorship-ice-shooting/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/tiktok-shadowbanning-trump/685798/Social media addiction and product safety lawsuits https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/27/social-media-trial-meta-tiktok-youtube https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/29/the-social-media-addiction-narrative-may-be-more-harmful-than-social-media-itself/Is OpenAI losing the race? https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialInteligence/comments/1qiphfr/open_ai_is_heading_to_be_the_biggest_failure_in/ Ads were a "last resort" - Sam Altman, October 2024 https://x.com/tomwarren/status/2012295849678602610?s=20&ref=platformer.news https://www.techbuzz.ai/articles/openai-s-sora-app-hits-turbulence-after-meteoric-rise https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rywiggs_the-vibe-shift-in-ai-is-real-and-mercury-activity-7422658541175455744-Qxc7