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What would a ban on TikTok look like?

Produced by Jose Zepeda and Aniyha Jones
 
There are no Illinois TikTok bans being currently considered, but Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has co-signed legislation that would ban the app across the country.

There are no Illinois TikTok bans being currently considered, but Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi has co-signed legislation that would ban the app across the country. AP Photo

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Once again, federal lawmakers are considering a nationwide ban on TikTok, an idea that was originally proposed under the Trump Administration in 2020. This time there's more bipartisan support for the ban, and some state governments and universities have already banned the app from their devices. 

To discuss what potential bans on TikTok could look like and what the thinking behind the ban is, we were joined by a professor of cybersecurity.

GUEST:

Sumesh Philip

Associate Professor of Cybersecurity, Illinois State University School of Information Technology

 

 

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