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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. 36

September 17, 2024

Ukraine’s Kursk offensive roils Russia's African presence;
UN accuses SAF and RSF of war crimes, calls for peacekeepers;
Mpox cases soar in Africa;
GERD dam a flashpoint between Ethiopia and Egypt;
A fraught election in Algiers

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. 103

August 28, 2024

Seeking innovations in quantum material;
An AI satellite investigator;
The next generation of loitering munitions;
The air force streamlines its EW updates;
A success for space tracking

Global Islamism Monitor No. 117

September 17, 2024

Bangladesh frees terror leader...;
...As worries swirl over Dhaka's direction;
Germany expels Iranian religious leader;
A Hamas rebound in northern Gaza?;
Jordan's new political balance;
Preparing for a northern front

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

Russia Policy Monitor No. 2646,

September 23, 2024

A step forward for the Kremlin in Africa;
The limits of Turkish support;
NATO beefs up arctic defenses against Russia;
Russia counterattacks in Kursk;
How Russian education is suffering