IN-DEPTH: Legislation Intended to Ban TikTok Can Be a Double–edged Sword for US Citizens Freedom: Experts

The Senate bill introduced with the intention to ban TikTok over security concerns could potentially infringe on U.S. citizens’ freedoms, according to a communication technology provider and experts. There are attempts to regulate communications tools due to threats posed by technologies connected to foreign adversaries, such as Chinese-owned TikTok, a popular video-sharing app with 150 million users in America. A bipartisan bill, dubbed the RESTRICT Act, empowers the secretary of commerce to review foreign-linked communication technology products and services like social media apps and to take necessary action if those technologies pose any risk to “U.S. national security or the safety of U.S. persons.”...