The US government on Thursday banned internet service providers (ISPs) from meddling in the speeds their customers receive when browsing the web and downloading files, restoring tough rules rescinded during the Trump administration and setting the stage for a major legal battle with the broadband industry.
It will be enforced through the app stores, I imagine. You raise a good point, though, that people will still be able to access TikTok through mobile web.
Could be the beginning of a nationwide firewall type system like they have in China. I feel like most current methods of blocking an app could be pretty easily circumvented.
Beyond the government sniffing every packet and blocking TikTok-related ones, I’m not sure how else they could effectively block the app.
So if ISPs are once again Title II common carriers, how can they enforce the TikTok ban? 🤔
It will be enforced through the app stores, I imagine. You raise a good point, though, that people will still be able to access TikTok through mobile web.
Could be the beginning of a nationwide firewall type system like they have in China. I feel like most current methods of blocking an app could be pretty easily circumvented.
Beyond the government sniffing every packet and blocking TikTok-related ones, I’m not sure how else they could effectively block the app.
And that’s a very bad path to start down.
I don’t doubt that TikTok would eventually post an apk on its website after being banned from app stores, so app should be a non-issue too.
But in the U.S., most people use iPhones :(
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