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John Oliver Tackles TikTok Ban, Jokes About Superhero Fatigue By Saying Repetitive Algorithm Is “Not Unlike Marvel Studios”
In the Season 11 'Last Week Tonight' finale, John Oliver tackled the ongoing litigation against the U.S. government by TikTok.
In the Season 11 Last Week Tonight finale, John Oliver tackled TikTok ‘s ongoing litigation against the U.S. government’s attempts to ban the platform owned by Chinese company ByteDance. Oliver kicked off the program with a rundown of the “horrendous headlines” of the week, which included Mark Zuckerberg dropping a single with artist T-Pain as the two covered “Get Low” — a project the comedian-host likened to “Kidz Bop for adults, where all the swears are intact but there’s still a deep lingering sense that music was a mistake.” He also touched briefly on Donald Trump’s flurry of cabinet picks that have sparked backlash from both sides of the aisle, including Matt Gaetz’s nomination for attorney general: “A man who my lawyers insist I cannot call Jeffrey Epstein if he went to sh—ier beaches.”
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