Are we actually going to ban TikTok?

on this difficulty of The Vergecast, we discuss what's contained in the Defending People from International Hostile Managed Purposes Act (everybody calls it PAFFACAA, kidding; nobody calls it that, everybody simply calls it “TikTok ban”) and what we find out about TikTok's relationship with China. Reply: Not very a lot! However 4 years on, Congress seems extra assured than ever, and that will imply one thing. Or it might not occur. We spend a whole lot of time debating what this implies.

After that, we focus on who can purchase TikTok, whether or not TikTok is even on the market, and the way corporations like Meta, Snap, and X stand to profit from the TikTok ban. And eventually, we attempt to determine which consequence is more than likely: a TikTok ban, a TikTok sale, or nothing?

If you wish to learn extra about what we've lined on this present (there's lots!), listed below are some hyperlinks that will help you get began, first on TikTok:

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We're actually curious to listen to what you consider the TikTok ban particularly. As all the time, you possibly can contact us by calling, emailing vergecast@theverge.com vergecast Contact us on the hotline, or threads, at +1-866-VERGE11. Or TikTok! for now.