# Byte Dance on The No Agenda Show

Byte Dance comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2022 to September 2025.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** September 2022 – September 2025
- **Related topics:** [Tiktok](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tiktok.md), [Chinese Communist Party](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chinese-communist-party.md), [Chris Wray](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chris-wray.md), [Data Privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-privacy.md), [Fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md), [Josh Hawley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/josh-hawley.md), [Oracle](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oracle.md), [Robots](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/robots.md), [Tencent](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tencent.md), [Xi Jinping](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/xi-jinping.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### TikTok Sale Deal, Shark Vacuum Robots, and Humanoid Robots

- **Episode:** [1801: Hate of Speech](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1801-hate-of-speech.md)
- **Published:** 2025-09-21
- **Time:** 2:42:28–2:49:28
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1801-hate-of-speech/chapter/tiktok-sale-deal-shark-vacuum-robots-and-humanoid-robots.md

Donald Trump claims to have reached a deal with Xi Jinping to preserve TikTok in the U.S., potentially involving a multi-billion dollar fee. The discussion transitions into a critique of humanoid robots like Optimus Prime, with the hosts arguing that functional robots like the Shark vacuum cleaner are far more practical than "humanoid" designs that waste energy on balance and aesthetics.

Keywords: [tiktok](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tiktok.md), [byte dance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/byte-dance.md), [xi jinping](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/xi-jinping.md), [oracle](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oracle.md), shark vacuum, optimus prime, [robots](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/robots.md)

### TikTok National Security Concerns and Tencent Stock

- **Episode:** [1513: Inrush](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1513-inrush.md)
- **Published:** 2022-12-18
- **Time:** 49:18–53:56
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1513-inrush/chapter/tiktok-national-security-concerns-and-tencent-stock.md

CIA Director Bill Burns echoed FBI Director Chris Wray's concerns that TikTok poses a genuine national security threat due to the Chinese government's ability to extract user data. Despite these concerns, the stock for Tencent, which has a significant stake in ByteDance, has seen a recent surge in value on the NASDAQ.

Keywords: [tiktok](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tiktok.md), [chris wray](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chris-wray.md), [fbi](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fbi.md), [tencent](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tencent.md), [byte dance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/byte-dance.md)

### Senator Josh Hawley Grills TikTok Executive

- **Episode:** [1487: Si Senor](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1487-si-senor.md)
- **Published:** 2022-09-18
- **Time:** 2:24:24–2:30:13
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1487-si-senor/chapter/senator-josh-hawley-grills-tiktok-executive.md

Senator Josh Hawley questioned TikTok executive Vanessa Pappas regarding the company's ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Pappas admitted that ByteDance has employees who are CCP members but claimed that strategic decisions are made by leadership in the U.S. and Singapore.

Keywords: [josh hawley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/josh-hawley.md), [tiktok](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/tiktok.md), [byte dance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/byte-dance.md), [chinese communist party](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chinese-communist-party.md), [data privacy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/data-privacy.md)

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