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The TikTok Ban Is Mired in a Stalemate in US Congress
By Jiachen Shi
The idea of a TikTok ban may seem to have bipartisan support, but that belies the complicated political calculations going on behind the scenes.
Why US Policymakers Must Take a Surgical Approach to TikTok Concerns
By Ryan Nabil
Wholesale banning of an entire social media platform could have serious implications for the future role of the government in regulating how Americans use the internet.
TikTok Dismisses US Calls for Chinese Owners to Sell Stakes
By Associated Press
Following reports that CFIUS is seeking to force Chinese firm ByteDance to divest from the popular app, both TikTok and China's government hit back.
Josh Chin and Liza Lin on China’s Domestic Surveillance
By Shannon Tiezzi
"For residents in large cities like Beijing or Shanghai, the surveillance starts the moment you step outside... But there’s just as much, if not more, tracking in the virtual world."
Did TikTok Bring Young Malaysian Voters to the Polls?
By Sribala Subramanian
Perikatan Nasional’s campaign on the popular social media platform appears to have paid off.
Trafficking Data: China’s Pursuit of Digital Sovereignty
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Aynne Kokas.
Uzbekistan Unblocks Twitter, TikTok Still Restricted
By Catherine Putz
The blocking and unblocking of certain social media platforms over the last year stems from a data localization law signed in January 2021.
As Blasts Kill Afghans, the Taliban Ban TikTok
By Catherine Putz
Afghans have far bigger problems than quibbling over the morality of TikTok videos, like deepening poverty, hunger, and physical safety
Uzbekistan’s Efforts at Forcing Data Localization Backfire
By Catherine Putz
The head of the state communications regulator was fired swiftly after popular social media sites and apps were restricted for failing to comply with data localization laws.
China’s Tech Companies Are Going Global – and Remaking China’s Image in the Process
By Laura Grunberg
Chinese start-ups are no longer content to focus on the domestic audience, but are targeting global reach from day one.
Explainer: The TikTok Deal for Dummies
By Ben Lowsen
Trump is threatening repercussions to coax ByteDance into a deal, but whether the Chinese and U.S. governments will both assent remains unclear.
Data Brokers: A Weak Link in National Security
By Dymples Leong and Teo Yi-Ling
Banning TikTok and other Chinese apps won’t solve a thing if China can simply buy the data it wants from private brokers.