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I have previously written on the TikTok Ban. Legislation passed by congress and signed into law by President Biden earlier in 2024 would require TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company or face an outright ban in the United States. ByteDance has until January 19, 2025, to sell the app before
The Update on the TikTok Ban In The Ticking Clock to a TikTok Stop, I discussed the TikTok ban bill then under consideration in the United States Congress. The bill aimed to address concerns over national security and data privacy, stemming from TikTok’s ownership by ByteDance, a Chinese company. Fast forward to today, and the bill
A Growing Trend with Political and Discriminatory Undercurrents More than two-thirds of U.S. states have either enacted or are considering laws limiting foreign ownership of land. Though these restrictions often encompass multiple countries deemed hostile to U.S. interests, China is almost invariably the primary target. Proponents of land purchase restrictions argue that the federal government
Earlier last month, the U.S. House of representatives passed a bill that would require ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, to sell its stake in social media app or see it banned. Behind the move, is the U.S. Government’s concerns that the owner of TikTok’s connections to China poses a national security threat, which if
