What A Potential TikTok Ban Means

Bradley Freeman, Professor of Creative Arts & Media, School of Arts, Sunway University

14-Jan-25 07:30

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The US Supreme Court will soon considers the constitutionality of a law that would ban TikTok in the country if its China-based owner, ByteDance, doesn't sell off its American operation by January 19. Bradley Freeman, Professor of Creative Arts & Media, School of Arts, Sunway University helps us understand the issues at stake.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories: technology, politics, government, international, Law/Activism, controversies

Tags: bytedance, tiktok ban, us supreme court, us-china tensions,

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