How Can The Government Ban TikTok?
Podcast |
Civics 101
Publisher |
NHPR
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Government
History
Society & Culture
Publication Date |
Mar 18, 2024
Episode Duration |
00:20:14

TikTok - an app with around 170 Million American users - is under intense scrutiny by the U.S. government, including a bill passed by the House of Representatives which issues a threat: "sell or be banned." But how and why can the government do that? 

What does this kind of business restriction look like? We talked to Steven Balla of George Washington University to get the low down on regulations and bans in the United States. TLDR: 

This episode goes beyond the current legislation, but it's updated from an earlier version which dropped in April, 2023.

CLICK HERE: Visit our website to donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! 

TikTok - an app with around 170 Million American users - is under intense scrutiny by the U.S. government, including a bill passed by the House of Representatives which issues a threat: "sell or be banned." But how and why can the government do that?

TikTok - an app with around 170 Million American users - is under intense scrutiny by the U.S. government, including a bill passed by the House of Representatives which issues a threat: "sell or be banned." But how and why can the government do that? 

What does this kind of business restriction look like? We talked to Steven Balla of George Washington University to get the low down on regulations and bans in the United States. TLDR: 

This episode goes beyond the current legislation, but it's updated from an earlier version which dropped in April, 2023.

CLICK HERE: Visit our website to donate to the podcast, sign up for our newsletter, get free educational materials, and more! 

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