My understanding is that Chinese bans on US technology have reasons clearly codified in law and would not be banned if they followed the regulations.
That being said, what US laws does TikTok not follow?
That being said, what US laws does TikTok not follow?
My understanding is that Chinese law is usually pretty vague and unclear, especially in areas like this, and in any case doesn't actually bind the government.
I would much rather we codify data protections, and then ban TikTok (and domestic) apps that do not comply.
The US could make something similar to eliminate Chinese companies in terms of democracy vs dictatorship: pass a law saying that social media websites can only operate if their employees have the right to vote in their own countries.
Then TikTok would be banned because it does not (/could not) follow the law.