The Impact of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, also known as PAFACA, allows the U.S. president to designate any social networking service as 'foreign adversary controlled.' Once designated, the company has a limited time frame to divest itself of the application to avoid a block on its distribution in the U.S. TikTok is specifically highlighted as the first to be designated, setting a precedent for how similar applications could be managed in the future. This law does not completely ban the app's operation but restricts updates, distributions, and the ability to host its web versions in the U.S.