The social media platform TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as early as this week if the Supreme Court upholds a law requiring its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to cut ties with the platform by the Jan. 19 deadline set by Congress.
Today on The Metro, we dig into the free speech and national security concerns surrounding the issue with University of Cincinnati Professor Richard Harknett and Wayne State University Professor Elizabeth Stoycheff.
January 15th, 2025, 11:13 pm
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Potential US TikTok ban weighs national security against free speech
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Published January 15th, 2025, 11:13 pm
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The social media platform TikTok could be banned in the U.S. as early as this week if the Supreme Court upholds a law requiring its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to cut ties with the platform by the Jan. 19 deadline set by Congress.
Today on The Metro, we dig into the free speech and national security concerns surrounding the issue with University of Cincinnati Professor Richard Harknett and Wayne State University Professor Elizabeth Stoycheff.
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