As a TikTok ban looms, lawmakers are already grappling with unintended consequences
Politico
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Gus Hurwitz, director of law and economics programs at ICLE, was quoted in this Politico article on the TikTok ban and challenges posed to U.S. lawmakers by other Chinese apps. Read the full story here.
It’s unclear if apps RedNote and Lemon8 are here to stay — especially with the slim chance that TikTok gets an eleventh-hour reprieve. University of Pennsylvania law professor Gus Hurwitz said app stores would likely be wary of Chinese alternatives becoming liabilities under the TikTok law.
“They’re not going to be allowed any more than TikTok is,” he said. “The companies — the Googles and Apples — they’re going to be vigilant looking for these non-TikTok apps that also need to be removed.”