Time’s up: America debates TikTok’s future

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Links with China and allegations of surveillance have highlighted the threat that the social-media app may pose to national security. There is bipartisan support for some regulation—but could there be an <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/03/23/america-may-b ...

The US Congress is refusing to scroll past the app’s links to China. If the bill they passed becomes law, <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/03/12/time-for-tiktok-to-cut-its-ties-to-china?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm ...

There are fears about TikTok, but it’s not the only social media platform that the Chinese state might be using to monitor the rest of the world. That’s especially worrying for those in its <a href="https://www.economist.com/china/2024/02/26/living-outside-china-has-become-mor ...

While TikTok might be one of the world’s most popular social media apps, it has raised national security concerns among U.S. lawmakers and the Biden administration. With the app now facing a nationwide ban, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress amid heightened U ...