Could Biden's Controversial Ban of TikTok in the United States Backfire Come Election Season?

In the ongoing debate over TikTok's future in the United States, President Joe Biden's recent legislation, aimed at potentially banning the app unless sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance, has stirred considerable controversy and concern among free speech advocates and the platform's vast user base. This legislative move, nestled within a ninety-five billion dollar foreign aid package, gives ByteDance up to a year to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations or face severe operational restrictions.