Don’t Ban TikTok. Fix Internet Privacy.


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There’s been an average of more than one school shooting per week in the United States so far in 2023, so it’s great to see lawmakers from both parties finally reaching consensus on how to protect America’s children: Ban TikTok. Is this real life? Are we really doing this? American politicians have been warning for years that TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, allows the Chinese Communist Party to spy on Americans or otherwise threaten our national security. After a train-wreck congressional hearing last week in which lawmakers pummeled Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, with tough-sounding, sometimes clueless questions...