This chapter explores the consequences of a proposed bill to ban TikTok in the United States, discussing its impact on users, small businesses, and freedom of expression. It critiques the rushed process of the bill and questions the lack of concrete evidence for the national security risks associated with TikTok. Additionally, it raises concerns about data privacy practices of various online entities and legal challenges that a TikTok ban might face.
Probably not. Punchbowl’s Andrew Desiderio and Kate Ruane from the Center for Democracy and Technology explain.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Hady Mawajdeh and Matt Collette, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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