Will Philippines’ proposed TikTok ban address concerns over China or curb free speech?
On Thursday, House deputy majority leader Bienvenido Abante filed a bill proposing a law – or An Act Regulating Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications – that would empower the president to identify countries that are “foreign adversaries of the Philippines” and impose a ban on digital applications that such adversaries could use to “infiltrate” and threaten national security.