> Instead, we should ban the things TikTok does that we think should be illegal, and then apply the law equally to US and foreign social media companies This w

> Instead, we should ban the things TikTok does that we think should be illegal, and then apply the law equally to US and foreign social media companies This would would destroy billions of dollars in profits, take down most of the ad-tech industry, which is why I suspect it will never happen. It's much easier to target individual companies like TikTok, or Cambridge Analytica while leaving the gravy train going. For the record, I fully agree with you on what the remedy ought to be - just cynical about viability.