Tag: TikTok ban
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TikTok Shutdown in the U.S.: Analyzing the Ban’s Impact and Implications
Why Was TikTok Banned in the U.S.? TikTok was banned in the United States due to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), signed into law in April 2024. This law required ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent company, to divest from the app within a year or face a nationwide ban. The U.S. government cited national…
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The TikTok Conundrum: National Security or Censorship?
The Global Dilemma Over a Viral App In the digital age, TikTok has emerged not just as a platform for viral dances but as a global point of contention. The app’s skyrocketing popularity has been shadowed by escalating concerns from governments worldwide about the potential risks it poses to national security and user privacy. The…