Matt Stoller, who writes on monopoly power, has taken the time to actually READ the TikTok divestment law. In his Jan. 19 newsletter he provides crucial context and goes over the facts. I found this piece much more valuable than the hundreds of uniformed hot takes that I've seen over the past few days.
"Monopoly Round-Up: Explaining the TikTok Dispute"
"The law never called for TikTok to be banned, it called for a divestment. So what's happening now?"
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-explaining-the
#tiktok #uspol
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