Paul Matzko
Research Fellow, Cato Institute
Matzko is a historian and research fellow for media studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. The following is an editorial written by Matzko and published on the institute’s website on March 21, 2023, titled, “No, the US Shouldn’t Ban TikTok.” Efforts in Washington to “ban” TikTok are gaining steam. The scuttlebutt is that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) housed at the Treasury Department, which has been investigating TikTok for over three years now, will soon recommend a forced sale to a non-Chinese buyer. The Biden administration has also given its blessing to the…
