How likely is a U.S. ban on TikTok, the popular video sharing app owned by Beijings ByteDance? In this Wired story by reporter Paresh Dave, Mira Ricardel, who advises clients on Geopolitical Risk and regulatory issues, says it is likely that we will see some form of limitations this year. There is bipartisan support to move against TikTok, to respond to national security concerns, including the collection and transmission of data about Americans by China. Will it be a broad or narrow approach? There are multiple pieces of legislation in the works on Capitol Hill. And a growing number of US companies, schools and states are enacting measures such as domain name blocking to bar access to TikTok on their local networks. Read the full story here.
