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The Government’s Disturbing Rationale for Banning TikTok

Vague national-security concerns don’t justify shutting down the popular Chinese-owned app.

Evelyn Douek vehemently disagrees with a federal court's ruling against TikTok, arguing that it goes against the United States' tradition of valuing free speech. "In a globalized and interconnected world, we need a structural answer to what are likely to be recurring problems caused by foreign-ownership stakes in platforms, other forms of foreign influence, and indeed covert manipulation in general."

Read the full essay from The Atlantic.

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