Security News > 2023 > February > Banning TikTok

Congress is currently debating bills that would ban TikTok in the United States.

There are several ways Congress might ban TikTok, each with different efficacies and side effects.

At best, the TikTok ban considered by Congress would be ineffective; at worst, a ban would force us to either adopt China's censorship technology or create our own equivalent.

The simplest approach, advocated by some in Congress, would be to ban the TikTok app from the Apple and Google app stores.

As long as the TikTok website is hosted on servers outside of the United States, the ban would not affect browser access.

Congress might ban the use of TikTok by anyone in the United States.

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