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TikTok Fights Back. Here’s What You Need To Know About Its Suit Against The U.S. Government
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TikTok has filed a suit against the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, a law that would ban the app in the United States unless its parent company ByteDance sells it to an American owner. TikTok argues that the law is a targeted and unconstitutional ban on the platform and a violation of its First Amendment rights. The law was enacted due to concerns over national security risks and the potential for TikTok to be used for surveillance and manipulation of public discourse. TikTok claims that divesting is not possible and that American social media companies pose the same risks. The law targets all ByteDance apps and all content, not just TikTok. TikTok suggests that there are better ways to address national security concerns, such as negotiating an agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. or passing industry-wide regulations or a national privacy law.
#Tiktok #UsGovernment #Lawsuit #Ban #NationalSecurity #FirstAmendment #Bytedance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandralevine/2024/05/07/tiktok-fights-back-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-its-suit-against-the-us-government/
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TikTok has filed a suit against the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, a law that would ban the app in the United States unless its parent company ByteDance sells it to an American owner. TikTok argues that the law is a targeted and unconstitutional ban on the platform and a violation of its First Amendment rights. The law was enacted due to concerns over national security risks and the potential for TikTok to be used for surveillance and manipulation of public discourse. TikTok claims that divesting is not possible and that American social media companies pose the same risks. The law targets all ByteDance apps and all content, not just TikTok. TikTok suggests that there are better ways to address national security concerns, such as negotiating an agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. or passing industry-wide regulations or a national privacy law.
#Tiktok #UsGovernment #Lawsuit #Ban #NationalSecurity #FirstAmendment #Bytedance
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandralevine/2024/05/07/tiktok-fights-back-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-its-suit-against-the-us-government/