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Banning apps like TikTok and WeChat is a good way to ensure a country will trail in tech leadership and profits

  • Written by Huatong Sun, Associate Professor of Digital Media & Global Design, University of Washington
imageSocial. media apps need to stay ahead of the global competition to keep the attention of kids.Wavebreakmedia/iStock via Getty Images

The Trump administration’s decision to force the sale of TikTok to a U.S. buyer is, to many, the latest sign the global internet is splintering into national and regional blocs.

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