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September 13, 2024 Joel Thayer American Foreign Policy Council

Identifying the Next TikTok: Which Apps Could Washington Target Next?

Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act). The Act specifically mentions ByteDance and TikTok, which means that they and their subsidiaries are required to divest. However, the law's scope is not limited to just TikTok and ByteDance. The Act broadly applies foreign ownership restrictions to apps operating within the United States. Specific attention is given in this paper to WeChat and Temu.

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Africa Political Monitor No. 37

October 7, 2024

Harsh justice following failed Congo coup;
Islamist violence flares in Bamako…;
…As U.S. special forces make their way back to Chad;
Nigeria’s APC ekes out a political win;
In Burkina Faso, civilian casualties surge…;
…And conspiracy theories abound;
Clearing the political decks in Tanzania

China Policy Monitor No. 1609

September 23, 2024

U.S. disrupts vast PRC hacking operation;
Fiji calls in Australia to thwart PRC hackers;
U.S. to ban Chinese software, hardware in vehicles;
As births fall and the economy slows, dairy farms swim in milk;
China fines PWC $62 million for auditing Evergrande

Defense Technology Monitor No. 104

October 10, 2024

Portable EW systems boost troops;
The Army prepares for 2040 warfare;
Cloud-based supercomputers for the Pentagon;
3D printing takes off... in space;
China eyes laser subs for space warfare

Global Islamism Monitor No. 119

October 8, 2024

The Taliban's expanding international profile;
Palestinian public opinion begins to shift, finally;
Islamism surges in Somalia;
Flashpoint: West Africa

Indo-Pacific Monitor No. 37

July 11, 2024

Vietnamese President resigns amid anti-corruption campaign;
In break from pacifist principles, Japan approves plan to sell jets;
Malaysia rises as crucial link in chip supply chain...;
...While maintaining cooperation with Beijing;
U.S., Japan, Philippines plan joint South China Sea patrols

Iran Democracy Monitor No. 237

September 23, 2024

No country for journalists;
Iran's cyber-warriors target Iraq;
The long arm of the regime;
Tehran focuses on Israel's eastern flank;
New Iranian missiles for Moscow...;
...and a fresh framework for bilateral cooperation

Resource Security Watch No. 57

September 3, 2024

Sudan's humanitarian crisis deepens;
Economic collapse fuels starvation in Yemen;
A looming environmental disaster in the Red Sea;
Reinforcing northern NATO allies