insurrection? it s a terrific question. it s an immoral answer in that what they are doing is assaulting the fabric of the world s greatest democratic republic, the oldest one. they are very much undermining faith and belief in american democracy. the reason they are doing it, i think, is the most obvious one. is for money. there is a billion dollar audience that s out there that can now be more easily imprisoned intellectually, algorithmically, where they are consigned to these information silos where a community forms. now, i think a lot of people, particularly in covid, are lonely, are sitting at home searching for a sense of connection, for a sense of community. what spews forth on fox trickles
creative in a more concise way, like in terms of shorter formats, but also longer ones can play into that. but i think it s so interesting and grabs especially younger people s attention so much because they like the fact that you can just flick through and you re not presented with a grid of videos and you have to choose. it s presented to you, algorithmically tailored to you based on your interests. and that s either a little bit creepy or incredibly useful, depending on how you look at it maybe a bit of both. we ve been talking a lot about music, but there s also film studios looking now at potential casting of actors on tiktok. i mean, that is a great example of how influential it can be. the way that entire industries which operate in fairly traditional ways, they re the ones producing this stuff that millions and billions of people around the world see they re looking to this app specifically to see what is popular, what s holding people s interests. and it really is driven
facebook, i think a lot of people don t know that algorithmically, and read the surgeon general s report because he makes this point you re being fed information. so you know, you go into the news feed and you don t realize they ve got your number in the same way that they have your number when you go looking for a product and you google a trip, a vacation, a car, a chair, and all the sudden you re overwhelmed with ads. it s the same thing with your political leanings. but for god s sakes, when it comes to your media selections, you can control tell with the clicker. just change the channel and get information from all over. we ve never had so much choice. start using it. see you next week. i brought in ensure max protein, with thirty grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks!
like you mentioned the charts, music is being propelled by tiktok, people are picking up like lil nas x, old town road was a smash hit because of tiktok initially didn t do that well, but people do come to it to look for new trends, and that births new trends. and it s really interesting in a way that youtube helped pioneer, to elevate what would ve traditionally been a blogger, pivoting to vlogging. so, it became more about video, it changes the medium. tiktok forces people to be creative in a more concise way, like in terms of shorter formats, but also longer ones can play into that. but i think it s so interesting and grabs especially younger people s attention so much because they like the fact that you can just flick through and you re not presented with a grid of videos and you have to choose. it s presented to you, algorithmically tailored to you based on your interests. and that s either a little bit creepy or incredibly useful, depending on how you look at it maybe a bit
they get intelligence and information about social media, internet traffic in the area that seems to feature young girls and gather up all of the information, so that when the feds step in, they figure out who could be targeted in the street. whether a pimp gets state or federal charges, sort of is a question of whatever the facts are on the ground, erin. so, joe, what about the girls? i mean, these are young girls, more than 100 of them. what s the next step for them, and how do they find them? i mean, what i found shocking, looking at this story today, is how this is, you know, as incredible as this was, a victory for the fbi, a drop in the bucket compared to the number of young girls in this country who are being sexually exploited. reporter: no question. that s absolutely right. and the fact of the matter is young prostitutes used to be treated as part of the problem, and now they re starting to be treated more like victims, which is what they really are. the really sad fact is