TikTok sues to block the U.S. ban
TikTok has just filed a lawsuit to block the U.S.’s demand that the app be banned in the country unless it gets sold to a non-Chinese owner. TikTok claims in the filing that the new law forcing the ban or sale is a violation of First Amendment rights in the U.S. by removing an app that facilitates the sharing of views.
Haven’t been following the news? Here’s a quick primer on what each side of the question is saying:
Anti-TikTok: TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, and there is the risk that data gathered through the app can be used by China to track users’ location and other information. Moreover, so many people use TikTok and rely on it to learn about current affairs that it could be used by China to influence views in the U.S.
Pro-TikTok: In support of free speech, all content should be available to everyone. Lots of people make money through TikTok, so a ban would affect their income when they haven’t done anything wrong. Moreover, the data collection by U.S. companies is also intensive, and the TikTok ban is only distracting from that fact.
The latest TikTok lawsuit could get dragged out for years. So while TikTok is expected to find a new owner by January 2025 or get banned, this lawsuit could change that deadline.
Let us know your views on the matter in the comments of our blog post on the TikTok ban. Facing a content ban of any form? A VPN could help.
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