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TikTok Ban

I found a source saying banning TikTok could violate the First Amendment in the United States Constitution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/opinion/tiktok-ban-first-amendment.html Cwater1 (talk) 14:48, 30 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

More Information on U.S. China relations

I think the article should contain more information on U.S. China relations leading up to this point in the TikTok ban. — Preceding unsigned comment added by StudentCSCI5125 (talk • contribs) 00:30, 2 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you find one or more source(s) claiming that the relations are influencing the ban. Cwater1 (talk) 14:38, 4 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Additional information

OompahOomaph (talk) 22:49, 3 April 2023 (UTC)I feel like we could use more information about what will happen next and how TikTok being banned will affect users.[reply]

For now more information is linked at the top of the article. CurryCity (talk) 05:39, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Security section

The first paragraph should be removed or moved to the parent article because it is primarily about NATO. The second paragraph involves a duplicated case that is already covered in the parent article. CurryCity (talk) 07:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, both paragraphs seem off-topic in this article. Probes and subpoenas are not restrictions. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 13:24, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

More Information

There has been a recent bill passed by the US Lawmakers, which will force ByteDance 165 days to divest, otherwise it will be banned. Not sure if it counts as a restriction or not. Sapphirepanda23 (talk) 21:31, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is it the RESTRICT Act? Doesn't appear any votes have taken place yet: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/all-actions –Novem Linguae (talk) 21:40, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure to be really honest, I got information from BBC and CBS news, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tiktok-bill-ban-divest-from-bytedance-parent-company/ Sapphirepanda23 (talk) 07:54, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Remove map until it fixes WP:OR issues

This map distinguishes between political parties of the enacting official but plenty of legislatures, for example, of the other party than the enacting official passed the ban. It seems more confusing than it is illuminating and represents WP:OR given that it isn't represented in the sources. Superb Owl (talk) 19:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The column in the table can also be removed. I don't think party affiliation is the most important aspect here even if it is supported. CurryCity (talk) 14:56, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done also removed the 'Enacting official' column for the same reasons Superb Owl (talk) 15:23, 26 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mechanics of such a ban?

Curious as to how such a ban would be implemented, and/or enforced. What's to stop people from downloading the app via a VPN and side loading it? 138.229.183.42 (talk) 03:47, 16 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]