TikTok’s Legal Challenges: National Security, Data, and Foreign Influence with Glenn Gerstell

TikTok’s growing influence and its connections to national security remain hot topics in Washington. This week, Elisa sits down with Glenn Gerstell, former General Counsel of the National Security Agency, to examine the legal battles surrounding TikTok, including a recent D.C. Circuit Court ruling. Together, they unpack the implications of foreign adversary laws, ByteDance’s defense strategies, and how platforms like TikTok could be weaponized for influence operations—from Romania’s elections to emerging AI developments.

Glenn Gerstell served as the general counsel of the National Security Agency, and is a current Non-resident Senior Advisor with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic  ...