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Don’t Blame China and TikTok for Child-Rearing Failures

Proposals to ban the popular Chinese app or change its ownership are overbroad and needless.

By Jason L. Riley

April 18, 2023 6:21 pm ET

Nearly half the U.S. population uses TikTok, and CEO Shou Zi Chew's testimony before Congress on Mar. 23, 2023, did little to ease concerns over data security, privacy and ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Images: AFP/Getty Images/Reuters Composite: Mark Kelly

When the Trump administration tried to ban TikTok three years ago, you might recall that things didn’t go so well. The Biden administration believes it will have better luck, but don’t count on it.

President Trump issued an executive order in 2020 that claimed the popular video-sharing app, which is owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, was a threat to national security, and he directed the U.S. Commerce Department to prevent TikTok from being downloaded in app stores. TikTok influencers sued to block the order, and a federal judge ruled that the administration had overstepped its authority.