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Can anyone shed light on what exactly "banning TikTok" would look like implementation-wise in the US? Would ISPs be required to block them at the network level?
by _bohm 4y ago
Can anyone shed light on what exactly "banning TikTok" would look like implementation-wise in the US? Would ISPs be required to block them at the network level? App stores forced to remove the app? Is there any precedent for something like this?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoI could see something like trade sanctions where it's illegal to do business with them. Similar to how Iran is treated.
- lostlogin 4y agoHow would that work look from a use perspective? Would Google not list them? Would app stores drop them? Would the app work for existing installs?
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoNot sure. Depends how heavy handed Apple and Google want to be. App store removal is a given.
- nickthegreek 4y agoMost likely, it would be illegal for businesses to do work with Tiktok. So no US advertisers, no payout to US creators. The company would then most likely kill its US platform, as it would no longer be economical.
- mannerheim 4y agoApp store ban, CDN ban, advertising ban.
- nimajneb 4y ago[dead]
- froglets 4y agoTikTok was already banned once by Trump. It was removed from app stores for new downloads but still worked if already installed. ETA: Here’s one article I was able to find about it buried under more recent ones. I’m not sure how long it was removed for, but I do remember checking the Apple App Store at the time and not being able to find it, though it still worked if already installed. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/trump-tiktok-wechat-china-ban-app-stores-1062216/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/trump-tikt...
- nickthegreek 4y agoThis never happened.
- kevviiinn 4y agoWould someone do that, go on the internet and tell lies?
- CharlesW 4y agoTechnically, Trump did ban TikTok in the sense that he filed an executive order on August 21, 2020. But before it went into effect, Biden signed an executive order revoking the Trump administration ban. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%E2%80%93TikTok_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%E2%80%93TikTok_co...
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoAn injunction against the order was granted by the courts, it would have probably been struck down by a judgement even if Biden didn’t rescind Trump’s order. Executive orders just can’t do those kinds of things.
- froglets 4y agoHere’s the source for The Rolling Stones article about it. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-start-blocking-tiktok-wechat-downloads-sunday-rcna126 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-start-blocking-tik...
- willis936 4y agoI'm willing to bet that the vast majority of tik tok users have iPhones. Politely asking (with a threatening order) Apple to delist the app would be enough to kill it dead. It would be a mortal wound, remaining users would bleed off, and the small contingent that remains would hold much less overall influence.
- ironyman 4y ago- Blacklist and sanction services like TikTok that are controlled by adversary nations - Make sure the FCC removes blacklisted apps from app stores. - Require ISPs to block access to the sites of those sanctioned companies. - Make foreign employees of sanctioned companies ineligible for most visas. - Require U.S. national employees and others affiliated with it to register as foreign agents.