Trump’s Attacks on TikTok and WeChat Could Further Fracture the Internet
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/17/technology/trump-tiktok-wechat-ban.html
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. WASHINGTON — China and the United States once acted like opposites when it came to governing the internet. Beijing imposed a heavy state hand. It blocked major foreign websites, sheltered Chinese tech firms as they developed alternatives to Western rivals and kept a tight grip on what people said online. The United States stood for a (...)