by Benjamin Cox

Silhouette of hand holding a phone showing the TikTok logoOn this episode of One-Time Pod we will be discussing President Trump’s 2020 ban on the viral video app TikTok, and the subsequent controversy between the United States and China. Should users of apps like TikTok fear that their data may fall into the wrong hands?

References

Allyn, B. (2021, February 11). Biden Administration Pauses Trump’s TikTok Ban, Backs Off Pressure To Sell App. NPR. https://www.npr.org/2021/02/10/966584204/biden-administration-pauses-trumps-tiktok-ban-backs-off-pressure-for-tiktok-to-s

Department, P. B., & 10, M. (2021, March 10). TikTok top countries iOS revenue 2021. Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1090641/tiktok-ios-revenue-in-leading-markets/#:~:text=TikTok iOS revenue in leading markets 2021&text=According to recent industry measurements,throughout the Apple App Store

Fowler, G. (2020, July 13). Perspective | Is it time to delete TikTok? A guide to the rumors and the real privacy risks. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/13/tiktok-privacy/

Gertz, G. (2020, August 07). Why is the Trump administration banning TikTok and WeChat? Brookings. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/08/07/why-is-the-trump-administration-banning-tiktok-and-wechat/

Lerman, R. (2020, October 30). TikTok creators successfully block U.S. app ban with lawsuit. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/10/30/tiktok-ban-halted-injunction/

Tidy, J. (2020, August 03). TikTok: What is the app and how much data does it collect? BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53476117

Zhong, R., & Schultz, K. (2020, June 30). With India’s TikTok Ban, the World’s Digital Walls Grow Higher. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/technology/india-china-tiktok.html

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Image: “TikTok,” Solen Feyissa, Flickr, CC BY-SA