Despite the ban, TikTok did just fine in expanding around the world, while national and international tech companies rushed to fill the Indian void, in the process transforming th

As governments work on stricter regulations for social media platforms, the fate of TikTok could depend on its ability to address concerns over user data, content moderation, and transparency.

India’s 2020 crackdown helped give rise to Instagram Reels, which has largely replaced it there. But TikTok has proved more resilient elsewhere.

I tried unblocking TikTok with a VPN and experienced mixed results. Here’s what you can expect if a TikTok ban comes back.

But the law’s seeming fragility, with an incoming president already scheming to unravel it, highlights something else just as clearly: How few tools American leaders have available to address the risks of online content.