Anupam Chander

Macron remarks are notable- some quotes: "We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks that are controlled either by large American entrepreneurs or large Chinese companies, whose interests are not at all the survival or proper functioning of our democracies."

New privacy lawsuit against the Trump administration arguing that DOGE, DHS and USCIS secretly consolidating "Americans' sensitive data from multiple agencies w/o statutorily required notice to the public and Congress." Complaint here: democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...

If Pres. Trump is relying on IEEPA for the movie tariffs, he will likely find that he is blocked by the Berman Amendment.

Matt Steinberg discusses how AI wearables and toys blur the line between products and speech—raising urgent regulatory gaps in privacy and child safety.
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Would you rather own Electronic Arts (globally) (annual revenue $7 billion) at a price of $55 billion, or TikTok U.S. (annual revenue est. at $16 billion) at a price of 80% of $14 billion (but with 50% of profits diverted to ByteDance)?

Soon to play a starring role in TikTok US.

Pointed out to the @washingtonpost that the Trump Admin's influence over who controls TikTok is highly unusual even considering the executive's role in supervising national security mitigation agreements. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Great. Excellent perspective for the company taking a “big role” in whatever it is Trump is planning to do with TikTok.

Wait! This is a big deal:

Trump's EO says "the divestiture puts the operation of the algorithms and code, as well as content-moderation decisions, under the control of the new joint venture."

Ellison family also in charge of TikTok's content moderation??

The TikTok deal & algorithm licensing arrangement are about to get tons of attention. But the algo is just personalized linear algebra. More crucial thing is content moderation — who's doing it, what the rules are, what enforcement looks like. AI slop & disinfo is absolutely rampant on the platform

Told Newsweek that $14 billion valuation for TikTok U.S. was a "fire sale" price (even if, by the way, ByteDance retains 50% of profit).

Shared my concern with the Washington Post that TikTok's new American owners happen to be supporters of the current administration. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Good news for China, India and Canada:

"firms respond to restrictions on H-1B immigration by increasing foreign affiliate employment... particularly in China, India, and Canada. The most impacted jobs were R&D- intensive."

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs proclamation to overhaul H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers, including new $100,000 annual fee.

Quoted in the The New York Times on the TikTok deal in a story earlier this week.

I worried about a new propaganda concern--as ownership is shifting to the President's allies. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/t...

I’ve Written About Loads of Scams. This One Almost Got Me.

I, too, got a call, purporting to be from a big bank, asking me to verify transactions I hadn't made, on a card I hadn't opened. I caught on to the scam pretty quickly--but be careful out there!
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Here is a link to the ruling www.corteconstitucional.gov.co/relatoria/20...

Reminder that foreign propaganda and manipulation will continue even if all of the platforms we see are American owned...

Sources: Anthropic refused federal law enforcement requests to use its AI models for some tasks, such as the surveillance of US citizens, irking the White House (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)

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Here's what the Congressman who wrote the TikTok law said in January 2025 about the law: "Congress Didn't Ban TikTok."

The problem was that Congress insisted that the law wasn't a ban--even though that is, as you say, what the law actually said.

Quoted by CBS News regarding Trump's unilateral deferral of enforcement of the TikTok ban law. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-d...

Oh a forced sale to regime allies? Shocker.

What could possibly go wrong

I wonder how the Biden team that helped draft this law and defended it fervently in court is feeling right about now.

More than 10% of Gaza’s population has been killed or injured, former Israeli military chief says | CNN The former chief of the Israeli military said more than 1 in 10 Palestinians in the enclave have been killed or injured since the war began nearly two years ago.

The former chief of the Israeli military said more than 1 in 10 Palestinians in the enclave have been killed or injured since the war began nearly two years ago.

South Korea denounces ‘shocking’ US treatment of detained workers Labour minister’s comments reflect widespread outrage at raid by immigration agents on Hyundai-LG plant

South Korea denounces ‘shocking’ US treatment of detained workers www.ft.com/content/c71a...

BBC World Service - The Inquiry, Is time up for TikTok in the US? TikTok’s future in the US hangs in the balance amid national security concerns

The @anupamchander.bsky.social/Alan TikTok commentary buddy cop show is back on the road! This time in the BBC. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

So much crazy in this. The South Korean gov't had to insist that the workers not be handcuffed as they were led to the flight--but Trump said that they could stay (presumably not handcuffed) in the U.S. to train Americans. One of 331 chose to stay. www.ft.com/content/fdbe...

Please join us tomorrow for the @oneillinstitute Colloquium. We'll explore RFK's attacks on @CDCgov & vaccines

I will moderate the panel featuring leading thinkers in vaccine law and policy

Wednesday, September 10, from 1:20–2:50 ET
Hotung Faculty Dining Room at Georgetown Law