Yoel RothI’m deeply reluctant to wade into the TikTok ban madness, but: There are some weird edges to the Project Texas stuff that I worry will make TikTok more susceptible, not less, to malign foreign interference.
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Looking for more context about TikTok and Project Texas? I've turned this thread into a Techdirt guest post (thanks, @mmasnick!) looking at the thorny and counterintuitive national security implications of siloing off US user data:
How Forcing TikTok To Completely Separate Its US Operations Could Actually Undermine National Security
Back in August 2020, the Trump White House issued an executive order purporting to ban TikTok, citing national security concerns. The ban ultimately went nowhere — but not before TikTok and Oracle …
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