The TikTok divestment bill fits into a long and important US tradition of forbidding a hostile foreign power from controlling a major communication platform (Zephyr Teachout/The Atlantic)

Zephyr Teachout / The Atlantic:

The TikTok divestment bill fits into a long and important US tradition of forbidding a hostile foreign power from controlling a major communication platform  —  America has a long history of shielding infrastructure and communication platforms from foreign control.