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The US has lots to lose and little to gain by banning TikTok and WeChat

  • Written by Jeremy Straub, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University
imageBanning TikTok and WeChat would cut off many Americans from popular social media.AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

The Trump administration’s recently announced bans on Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and WeChat could have unintended consequences. The ordersbar the apps from doing business in the U.S. or with U.S. persons or businesses...

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