In 2025, the year of the snake has indeed lived up to its name, especially after the reversal of a certain TikTok ‘ban.’ Looking back to 2020, President Donald Trump proposed the ban, claiming that China, where the app’s parent company is headquartered, ‘mishandled’ the COVID-19. However, the ban was not implemented, only raising concerns about national security and data safety within the government. Moving forward to March 2023, Congress held a hearing with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, which ended up being the most embarrassing display of American intelligence probably ever. One year later, the House and Senate passed a bill to initiate the fall of TikTok, and President Joe Biden signed it. The government was sued, but it did not matter. On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court upheld the law, and on January 18, TikTok went down. However, in about 14 hours, TikTok returned thanks to President Trump’s ‘efforts.’ It seems that everything is about control games. Political figures have a skewed understanding of the First Amendment, viewing hate speech as protected speech, making us desensitized to censorship. In this era, we must learn to find the truth in information.
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