What the proposed United States' ban on TikTok really conceals

• Main Author: Tan, Sean
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Country and region studies; International political economy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179631
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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 oppositi...