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?
It would be a mortal wound, remaining users would bleed off, and the small contingent that remains would hold much less overall influence.
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-tikt...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump%E2%80%93TikTok_co...
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/us-start-blocking-tik...
- 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.