TikTok unbanning: Accolade and Overreach To recap: The law banning TikTok went into effect yesterday. Just a few hours later, the service was restored, with a gushing message praising our glorious leader-to-be shown to all upon logging in. This is unnerving for two reasons. For one, this law was passed by the Congress, and then upheld by the Supreme Court.… Read More
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew Tries to Keep Pace with Trump As we’ve noted, Trump picks his stances by the direction green pieces of paper are blowing in the wind. As a law banning TikTok is coming to fruition, we should reiterate he was critical of the social media app as a first-term president. He even attempted an executive order to shutdown the platform. But come… Read More
TikTok Flip-Flop Like most positions he takes, Donald Trump’s stance on TikTok‘s potential security threat is purely transactional. After threatening to ban the app for most of his first term, including an attempted executive order, Trump is suddenly keen on the social media platform, once millionaire donors have come into the mix. This all despite a looming… Read More