“Lawmakers Blast TikTok’s C.E.O. for App’s Ties to China, Escalating Tensions”, by Cecelia Kang, David McCabe, and Sapna Maheshwari, The New York Times (March 23, 2023) — “The future of TikTok in the U.S. is definitely dimmer and more uncertain today than it was yesterday,” said Lindsay Gorman, head of technology and geopolitics at the German Marshall Fund and a former tech adviser for the Biden administration. “It’s not just one side of the aisle clamoring for TikTok to address these national security concerns, but this is now coming from all sides.”
“Congress Is Giving Billions to the Chip Industry. Strings Are Attached,” by Ana Swanson, The New York Times (August 3, 2022) — Lindsay Gorman, the senior fellow for emerging technologies at the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, said the bill would put the United States on a more even footing with China, which has spent vast amounts to subsidize its industries. “We’ve taken our innovation advantages for granted,” she said, adding that “there’s nothing like a dedicated competitor to snap us into action.”
“Chinese genetics company targets US despite political tensions”, by Jamie Smyth and Demetri Sevastopulo, The Financial Times (April 18, 2023) — Lindsay Gorman, head of the technology and geopolitics team at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, said MGI’s spin-off from BGI could become an issue of interest for US authorities if clear ownership ties remained between the companies. “It has become a common modus operandi for Chinese companies to spin off companies from parents that have garnered some policymaker concern and brand them as something different but retain ownership or financial ties,” she said.
“Some Democrats worry crackdown on TikTok could hurt party”, by Meryl Kornfield, The Washington Post (April 16, 2023) — “What was once a place for lip syncs and dances has become a hub for political and news content,” said Lindsay Gorman, a senior fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy who studied campaign messaging on TikTok during the midterms, adding that “2024 will be the election where political content really has an impact on TikTok.”
“TikTok Data Concerns in Congress,” BBC News (March 25, 2023) — Lindsay Gorman, senior fellow for emerging technologies at the Alliance for Securing Democracy at GMF, joined BBC on Thursday, March 23, to discuss the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.
“TikTok and its CEO are fighting to save the app in the US,” by Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (March 23, 2023) — Lindsay Gorman, a senior fellow for emerging technologies at the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy and a former Biden administration adviser, said that “by and large, TikTok’s lobbying efforts so far have been pretty ineffective.”