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The TikTok Boomerang

Saturday, January 18, 2025

The TikTok Boomerang

AGI Senior Fellow, Angela Zhang, discusses the unintended consequences of the US TikTok ban in Project Syndicate.

The ban has sent American users of the app flocking to Chinese platforms such as the RedNote (Xiaohongshu), potentially exacerbating data security or algorithmic manipulation concerns. Zhang also highlights the complexities of regulating global tech platforms.

Read the full article here.

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Angela Zhang

Senior Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Angela Zhang

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