Did the TikTok ban go too far?
Moderator Jonathan Zittrain (from left) and Anupam Chander listen as Alan Rozenshtein (far right) shares concerns about TikTok and its potential threat to national security.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Nation & World Did the TikTok ban go too far? Law School debate examines potential national security threat, 75-day extension issued by Trump Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer February 28, 2025 5 min read There may be no smoking gun yet, says law Professor Alan Rozenshtein about the potential national security threat posed by the social media app TikTok, “but the gun is assembled, it’s loaded, it’s on the table, and it’s pointed. You’re much closer to this nightmare scenario than you might expect.” Rozenshtein, who teaches at the University of Minnesota Law School, spoke at a Harvard Law School event Monday with Anupam Chander, Georgetown Law professor. The two debated the U.S. law requiring ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent, to sell the app to a U.S. firm or face a nationwide...