TikTok

This isn’t just a feud between two great powers; it’s a competition for a new world order in cyberspace.

The idea of a TikTok ban may seem to have bipartisan support, but that belies the complicated political calculations going on behind the scenes.

Wholesale banning of an entire social media platform could have serious implications for the future role of the government in regulating how Americans use the internet. 

Following reports that CFIUS is seeking to force Chinese firm ByteDance to divest from the popular app, both TikTok and China's government hit back.

"For residents in large cities like Beijing or Shanghai, the surveillance starts the moment you step outside... But there’s just as much, if not more, tracking in the virtual world."

Perikatan Nasional’s campaign on the popular social media platform appears to have paid off.

Insights from Aynne Kokas.

The blocking and unblocking of certain social media platforms over the last year stems from a data localization law signed in January 2021.

Afghans have far bigger problems than quibbling over the morality of TikTok videos, like deepening poverty, hunger, and physical safety

The head of the state communications regulator was fired swiftly after popular social media sites and apps were restricted for failing to comply with data localization laws.

Chinese start-ups are no longer content to focus on the domestic audience, but are targeting global reach from day one.