TikTok Ban, Media War & The Corruption Of College - Mike Solana - #797

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
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Fly Me Out, a new invitation-only social travel club app where hot chicks can sign up for trips with rich guys. Go ahead, read between the lines. Recently launched, sparking negative reactions on social media. While concerns about trafficking are understandable, the anti-prostitution outrage feels a little precious. Are we really pretending guys haven't been using Instagram for precisely this purpose for years? Hordache just makes it a little more explicit, which is, by the way, why the app will probably fail. So relax. If we're clutching pearls, let's talk about the CCP using TikTok to keep a database of our fingerprints, or incels permanently connecting to their VR headsets, auto-blow 3000 combo while the birth rate plummets. Uber meets is at least improving the fuck rate, said Riley Nork for Pirate Wires Three Mornings takes this morning.