WHAT THE PROPOSED UNITED STATES' BAN ON TIKTOK REALLY CONCEALS
Commentary
by Sean Tan
Published 8 July 2024
Commentary
by Sean Tan
Published 8 July 2024
In consideration of perceived national security risks, a bill signed into law by US President Joe Biden in April 2024 would require TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the social media service to an American parent company or face a potential ban. Politicised support for and opposition to the move both obscure a wider range of problems.