IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and will be speaking on a webinar hosted by the Knight Georgetown Institute on Jan 28. The topic: how to improve access to social media data to support greater transparency and accountability. You can sign up here (the webinar starts at 11am ET / 5pm CET / 4pm UK).

— Even some of the United States' closest allies are re-evaluating their ties to American tech amid growing concerns about Washington's worldview.

— It's official. ByteDance sold off its US TikTok unit. But does the fire sale actually solve the underlying national security and privacy concerns?

— Many teenagers are OK with a smartphone ban at school. They are less keen on their devices being taken away forever.

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