The spiritual case for banning TikTok

Four years after Donald Trump’s failed attempt, Democrats and Republicans have just passed a bill which could see social media giant TikTok banned in the US. “We are united in our concern,” said spokesmen for the two parties, “about the national security threat posed by TikTok — a platform with enormous power to influence and divide Americans.” The move was made in response to fears that the app’s parent company ByteDance shared user data with the Chinese government, and is part of a wider effort to mitigate the dangers of major firms managed by...