The Future of TikTok, WeChat, and Foreign Technology Companies in the U.S.
Sat, Nov 14
|Zoom Webinar
Time & Location
Nov 14, 2020, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST
Zoom Webinar
About The Event
ZOOM WEBINAR LINK
Webinar ID: 973 8642 3576
BACKGROUND
In July of this year, the Trump administration called for a ban of TikTok in the U.S., citing security concerns. In an executive order issued in August, another app with Chinese ties, WeChat, was also listed among TikTok. TikTok is the second most popular social media among Gen Z and millennials in the U.S., and WeChat is the biggest platform of communication between Chinese students and diaspora with friends and family back home in China. The decision reflects the U.S. government’s new measurements towards social media, information, and cybersecurity, though the critics question the actual political purpose of the ban. After a series of developments, the ban is yet to take place; however, these events will cause further foreign policy implications for the two countries.
The United States’ call to ban WeChat and TikTok in the U.S. has drawn wide…