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Nintendo Switch 2 and TikTok Banned: CNET Editors React and Discuss

Nintendo gives us a tease of Switch 2 and the fate of TikTok is dicey. CNET Editors Bridget Carey and Scott Stein talk through their feelings about all the surprises from this big tech news week and poke at the questions that linger. Read more on CNET: Nintendo Switch 2 Approaches: What We Know Time…

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Nintendo gives us a tease of Switch 2 and the fate of TikTok is dicey. CNET Editors Bridget Carey and Scott Stein talk through their feelings about all the surprises from this big tech news week and poke at the questions that linger.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Approaches: What We Know
Time May Be Running Out For TikTok As Sale Deadline Looms

0:00 Intro
0:15 Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement
2:05 Will Nintendo Make Display Glasses?
4:10 New Mario Kart 9 Racer Game
5:34 Nintendo Switch Online
6:00 Nintendo Switch 2 Experience
10:18 TikTok Ban
12:20 Social Media Migration
13:54 Past Popular Social Media Platforms
16:18 How We Consume Information Online
17:50 Be Your Own Librarian Archiving Your Digital Life

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  1. @General.Audience

    January 19, 2025 at 12:30 pm

    I think the switch 2 will cost $400 -$450

  2. @geraldpolymath

    January 19, 2025 at 12:39 pm

    Maybe, people shouldn’t worry about TiKTok. They should worry about their health and fitness first.

    • @BruceLeeRoy26

      January 19, 2025 at 4:32 pm

      Well tik tok had a huge sector in health and fitness so….

  3. @UttRConcrete

    January 19, 2025 at 12:42 pm

    Use red note and get your data leaked lol

  4. @fcsolis

    January 19, 2025 at 12:56 pm

    Ready for Switch 2! Thank you.

  5. @llbpll

    January 19, 2025 at 1:06 pm

    Social media has never been good for us. I hope it all goes away.

  6. @Internet_Hobo

    January 19, 2025 at 1:11 pm

    What TikTok enthusiasts are feeling is withdrawal. Withdrawal is a symptom of addiction. Leave it behind and let it go.

  7. @circusbrains

    January 19, 2025 at 1:20 pm

    Bridget would rather the social media company curate the news information rather than the people who live in the world It’s something to think about

  8. @JosephAang

    January 19, 2025 at 1:23 pm

    I totally agree with all points Bridget has made. I feel the same exact way. People assume it’s just another social but it’s been way more than that. It’s literally been my source of information. My google so to say. It never pushed an agenda on my feed. How I interacted with content is what it showed me. Whether that was cat videos, to fixing cars, to recipes, to the craziness that happened the first week of this year, to the LA fires. It kept us informed. It wasn’t just an entertainment app.

    • @Chowdeer

      January 19, 2025 at 8:49 pm

      Source of misinformation and brain rot.

  9. @Paolo_DLR

    January 19, 2025 at 1:37 pm

    I hope this becomes a regular thing (if it isn’t).

  10. @aricruz_

    January 19, 2025 at 2:35 pm

    I actually like the USBC on top I can charge it still while playing table top mode

  11. @aricruz_

    January 19, 2025 at 2:37 pm

    Technically we only gotta wait one full month, January is half way done, February is short then March

  12. @xander5502

    January 19, 2025 at 2:42 pm

    You should ban onlyfans first

  13. @gass-tube

    January 19, 2025 at 4:11 pm

    looks like people are hungry for web 3 even if they don’t know what that means.. if you are interested get into it.. you’ll like what you see..

  14. @Rioske

    January 19, 2025 at 4:13 pm

    TikTok: national security, blame Biden and his terrible censorship regime

    Twitter: with ???? free speech and the end of censorship got restored

  15. @JoeVL99

    January 19, 2025 at 4:59 pm

    The social psychology of it all is astounding when you think of radio then tv and all the clashes that happened as a result of new technology… cyclical. Also tik tok is back lol

  16. @bshak

    January 19, 2025 at 5:04 pm

    I really hope this kind of tech discussions become a regular part of CNET.

  17. @sewalkerdesign

    January 19, 2025 at 5:11 pm

    Bring back Google Reader

  18. @icymayne

    January 19, 2025 at 7:44 pm

    My favorite two CNET people

  19. @goodmew1763

    January 19, 2025 at 7:49 pm

    This is my first time seeing these two chat together podcast-style. Is this a regular thing? I love it.

  20. @MichaelPolinske

    January 19, 2025 at 8:43 pm

    I say, have a personal blog to share your life instead of using a social media app or network which may censor you

  21. @rosariodagosto6484

    January 19, 2025 at 9:23 pm

    Way. To. Big. Brick. Swirch 2. Psp. Better. Lighter.

  22. @SENYLA-HOME

    January 19, 2025 at 10:21 pm

    Port on top is so that you can charge while playing…

  23. @jacobstone4354

    January 19, 2025 at 11:13 pm

    Again! Do this Again! Thank you ☺️

  24. @EstewCA

    January 19, 2025 at 11:44 pm

    15:34 “Because CENSORED pushed to have it [TikTik] gone.”
    A: What was censored?

  25. @MrBobisadog

    January 20, 2025 at 2:00 am

    Best CNET video in an awhile. Great job!

  26. @jdarg4163

    January 21, 2025 at 4:55 am

    Nintendo have a XR Headset coming out next year loool

  27. @a2c2008

    January 21, 2025 at 4:11 pm

    Loved hearing both of your thoughts. Please make more of these kinds of videos! Please and thank you. 🙂

  28. @WarrenEBB

    January 21, 2025 at 6:01 pm

    “the top port is definitely not for docking” – says to me : “I don’t have kids using this.”
    my kids broke a switch by trying to play it while plugged in (to charge), but resting it on the cable (which put pressure on the bottom port, breaking it).
    just being able to play this while charging, with a cable on top – is a huge relief to me.

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