The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an international non-profit digital rights group based in the U.S., believes that a ban on TikTok is in violation of Americans’ First Amendment rights. (PHOTO: SCREENSHOT)
By GONG Qian
“How unsure of itself can the world’s top superpower be to fear a young people’s favorite app like that?” said Mao Ning, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, when asked about decision by the White House on February 27 that gave government agencies 30 days to delete TikTok, a short-video social media App, from all federal devices.
Shortly after that, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) voted on March 1 to approve the measure to grant President Joe Biden new power to ban TikTok, Reuters reported. Recently, Europe and Canada also banned TikTok on staff phones and government devices.
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