Trump's TikTok ban is taking a page from China's playbook: Experts - Business Insider

Trump's TikTok ban could mean Americans have less freedom on the internet, just like in China, experts warn

to ban TikTok and WeChat from US app stores this week, some technology and government experts were reminded of the tactics of a different nation that heavily regulates its internet: China.

"Rather than establishing a model for the type of global internet that the United States would hope to see, we're actually replicating the exact types of behaviors that on a global scale we should be trying to combat," Lissner told Buisness Insider. However, Garber anticipates that people in the US could be forced to find backchannels to keep accessing TikTok, like using VPNs that make it look like they're viewing the app from a different country. Otherwise, users who already have the app downloaded will be able to keep using it but not receive updates.

on Friday that Trump's order "violates the First Amendment rights of the people of the United States."

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