Trump’s Attacks on TikTok and WeChat Could Further Fracture the Internet (Published 2020)
The president’s restrictions on Chinese tech may be part of an eye-for-an-eye logic called reciprocity. The price could be a global patchwork of online fiefs.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/technology/trump-tiktok-wechat-ban.html
Mr. Wang did not address China’s own restrictions on American websites, saying only that other countries might begin using national security as an excuse to act against U.S. companies. “The United States must not open Pandora’s box, or it will suffer the consequences,” he said.