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On August 29, 2020, Vox posted an 8-minute video report titled 'The Problem with Banning TikTok'. The report gives background information on TikTok, explains why many states and nations are considering a ban and discusses the conflict between the original global ideals of the Internet and the emerging nationalist nature of a 'splinternet'.
On April 4, 2023, Liberal shadow cyber security minister, James Patterson, was interviewed by Chris Kenny, on Sky News Australia. Patterson explained why the Australian government should ban TikTok from all personal devices in Australia.
On April 4, 2023, Channel 10's The Project televised a brief panel discussion following the Australian federal government's decision to ban the TikTok app from all federal government devices.
On March 24, 2023, PBS News Hour televised a 12-minute report on the potential personal and political fallout of a TikTok ban in the United States. It interviews a young home renovator whose business largely depends on TikTok and Ryan Calo, a professor of law and information science at the University of Washington.
On March 24, 2023, ABC 7 Chicago presented part of the defence offered by TikTok's chief executive officer, Shou Zi Chew, testifying before the United States Congress. The report also gives a variety of other views on the question of whether TikTok should be banned.
On March 31, WIVBTV televised a report on the operation of the 'Restrict Bill' intended to enable the United States government to act against 'foreign adversaries' misusing digital technology. Critics claim the terms of the bill are too vague and too broad.
On March 17, 2023, Inside Edition televised a report explaining why TikTok had been banned on the devices of government employees in the Unites States and some other countries.
On August 2, 2020, Al Jazeera English an 11-minute report explaining how TikTok operates, the threats its critics believe it poses, and the extent to which these risks are also posed by other giant social media platforms.
On April 4, 2023, ABC News The Business televised an interview with Justin Graham, M&C Saatchi Australia's chief executive officer. Graham explained the importance of TikTok in the promotional profiles of his firm's clients. (M&C Saatchi Group is an international communications network.)
On August 1, 2020, DW News televised a report that the Trump administration was considering trying to force TikTok to be sold to an American buyer or face being banned within the United States.
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On April 14, 2023, The Conversation published a comment and analysis entitled `Australia needs a robust cybersecurity overhaul - not whack-a-mole bans on apps like TikTok', by Lyria Bennett Moses, Professor in the Faculty of Law and Justice at UNSW, Director of the UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation. In the report Professor Moses argues that Australia needs better cybersecurity provisions and privacy laws, not ad hoc responses to individual platforms. The full text can be accessed at 
On April 12, 2023, The New York Times published a comment and analysis titled 'Why Countries Are Trying to Ban TikTok'. The article presents some of the reasons for attempts to ban TikTok, where those bans currently exist, how bans might be imposed and what their effects might be.
On April 12, 2023, The Conversation published a comment by Robert Olson, Senior Lecturer of Computing Security, Rochester Institute of Technology. The article is titled 'Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity'. In the article Olson explains that the steps many users are likely to take to sidestep any bans imposed on the use of TikTok would weaken the overall security of their personal devices.
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On April 4, 2023, The Conversation published an article by David Tuffley, Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & Cyber Security at Griffith University titled 'Why was TikTok banned on government devices? An expert on why the security concerns make sense'
Tuffley explains the extent of TikTok's access to users' private data and argues that given our potential hostile relationship with China the banning of TikTok on government devices is appropriate.
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On March 29, 2023, Vox published a comment and analysis by Rebecca Jennings titled 'Has TikTok made us better? Or much, much worse?' The article examines the cultural impact of TikTok, presenting both a positive and negative view of its effects on the populations it influences.
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On March 26, 2023, The Sydney Morning Herald published a report titled '"We are not China": TikTok boss says the app is not a national security threat'. The report details the claims made by Lee Hunter, the head of TikTok in Australia, that the company is not a threat to Australian national security.
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On March 24, 2023, Radio Free Asia published an analysis and comment titled 'Asia Fact Check Lab: Can TikTok share US user data with China's government?'. The article concludes that TikTok is able to share data with the Chinese government.
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On March 23, 2023, Vanity Fair published an article by Delia Cai titled 'What We Lose If We Actually Ban TikTok'.
Cai's article is an interview with German TikTok researcher Marcus Bosch in which he attempts to explain the value of TikTok, why it might be banned and what might happen if it were.
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On March 23, 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union published a media release titled 'Congressional Efforts to Ban TikTok in the U.S. Remain a Danger to Free Speech'. The release explains some of the ways in which banning TikTok would limit United States' citizens freedom of speech.
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On March 23, 2023, The Washington Post published an analysis by Christian Lima titled 'Warning of a 'Red Scare,' some Democrats rush to TikTok's defense'. The article explained why some Democrats were rejecting calls for a complete ban of TikTok in the United States.
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On March 13, 2023, USA Today published an opinion piece titled 'Should the US ban TikTok? Here's why blocking it isn't a good idea.' The article argues a ban would be an excessive infringement of civil liberties and that more minor restrictions could address concerns about the platform.
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On March 8, 2023, Sky News published at report titled 'TikTok "screams" of US national security concerns, FBI chief warns'. The article details FBI director Christopher Wray's warning that China's government could use the social media platform to control software on millions of devices.
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On March 4, 2023, El Pais published an opinion piece titled 'Does TikTok spy on us? Not any more than other social media platforms, experts say' which claims that other social media platforms are at least as intrusive as TikTok and should face similar restrictions.
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On December 13, 2022, Vox published a report titled 'Maybe Trump was right about TikTok'. The report details the growing agreement within among Democrats that former President Trump was correct when he attempted to ban TikTok.
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On December 9, 2022, Forbes magazine published a comment and analysis titled 'Why Businesses Benefit from Being on TikTok'.
The article outlines some of the advantages that businesses gain from the TikTok platform.
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On September 28, 2022, Observer published a comment and analysis titled 'TikTok Faces a $29 Million Fine for Violating Children's Privacy, But It May Not Be Enough to Change Its Behavior'
The report examines the data TikTok accesses from young users and the extent to which it fails to observe age restrictions for social media uses.
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On September 7, 2022, The Drum published an opinion and analysis piece titled 'TikTok's got its competitors pressed. What happens next?' which examines TikTok's impact on its major competitors and the political climate which may result in it being banned.
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On July 8, 2022, The Conversation published a comment and analysis by Paul Haskell-Dowland,
Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University and James Jin Kang, Lecturer, Computing and Security, Edith Cowan University. The article is titled, 'China could be using TikTok to spy on Australians, but banning it isn't a simple fix'. It argues that TikTok could pose a security risk for Australia but that banning the app would be difficult.
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On September 16, 2021, The Los Angeles published a report titled 'Fed up with TikTok, Black creators are moving on' which reported on numerous claims that the TikTok treats Black users prejudicially.
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On December 17, 2020, Medium published an opinion piece titled 'Why TikTok is the Most Creative Social Platform'. The article details those features of the platform which encourage creativity among its users.
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On August 17, 2020, The Conversation published an article by Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Children and Technology, Western Sydney University, titled 'TikTok can be good for your kids if you follow a few tips to stay safe'. The comment explains how TikTok can encourage children's creativity and advises parents on how to help their children use it safely.
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On June 28, 2020, The New York Times published an article titled 'TikTok Is Shaping Politics. But How?' which features comments from two researchers who claim that TikTok does not appear politically biased.
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