On September 18, the US administration announced that it would ban new downloads of the TikTok and WeChat apps. But on September 19, the plan was halted when President Donald Trump gave tentative approval to a deal that involved the creation of a new, US-headquartered entity called TikTok Global. Upon the proposed ban, we asked five experts how a nationalist approach to platform governance could impact the digital economy.
In trying to ban TikTok, US law makers faced an uncommon task: dealing with a major platform that wasn't created around American free-speech ideals. Read Heidi Tworek's short article about why it took so long for policy makers to pay attention to TikTok.
By attempting to sever all ties with China, the United States is creating a more splintered internet. Read Blayne Haggart's early take on the effort to ban TikTok and WeChat, and how that effort could put China outside of the sphere of US influence.
Social media is not new, and the call for regulations or responsibilities for platforms is growing old. Read Jesse Hirsh's exploration of the predictable regulatory challenges brought on by TikTok.
While many of our greatest concerns — global cooperation, globalization, faith in public action and in science, social cohesion, and the trade-off between civil liberties and personal privacy — predated the crisis, COVID-19 has accelerated the need to address these issues. In this video, CIGI President Rohinton P. Medhora (along with a number of other contributors to Global Cooperation after COVID-19) reflects on the lasting impacts that the pandemic is sure to have.
Given the far-reaching power and success of transnational corporations, and the many legal tools allowing these companies to avoid liability, how can governments protect their citizens? With broad-ranging perspectives, the chapters of Corporate Citizen answer this question. The new book, edited by Oonagh E. Fitzgerald, is now available for pre-order.
Sep. 29 – 1:30 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): CIGI and the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada have convened an expert panel of renowned international think tank leaders to discuss the public policy challenges brought on by the outbreak of COVID-19 and the fundamental need to build global solidarity. This event is by invitation only.
Sep. 30 – 12:00 p.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): Despite the disruption and cost of the pandemic, an opportunity exists for Canada and the world to emerge stronger and more resilient from the crisis. In this panel discussion, moderated by Bessma Momani, experts will examine the policy responses needed for sustainable, equitable and transformative recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Panellists include Goldy Hyder, Rohinton P. Medhora, Nicolas Moyer and Jennifer Welsh.
Oct. 6 – 8:30 a.m. EDT (UTC–04:00): The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program and CIGI are partnering with the United Nations to commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary by convening a virtual global gathering of think tanks, policy makers and intergovernmental organizations. Under-Secretary-General Fabrizio Hochschild-Drummond, who acts as special adviser to the Secretary-General on the commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, will join this important meeting.
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