The Chinese company that owns the platform claims that the law signed by Biden last month violates users’ First Amendment rights. It would force the company to sell it to a non-Chinese company within nine to 12 months.
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the federal government of USA this Tuesday for its possible ban from the social media platform in that country.
On the demandTikTok and ByteDance They claim that the law signed by President Joe Biden last month, which would force the company to sell the platform to a non-Chinese company within nine to 12 months or face a ban in the United States, violates users’ First Amendment rights.
Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act, which was part of a massive foreign aid package approved by Congress, on April 24.
According to the press, the White House did not immediately comment on the lawsuit.
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The background of the claim
“For the first time in history, Congress enacted a law subjecting a single speech platform to a permanent, nationwide ban, banning every American from Participate in a unique online community with over a billion people around the world“the company said in the 67-page petition it provided, launching the lawsuit.”There is no doubt: the law will force the closure of TikTok by January 19, 2025“.
TikTok is fighting for its survival in the United States, with the fight set to play out primarily in court in the coming months.
While lawmakers who passed the bill have said the app poses a national security threat because of its ties to China, courts must now weigh those concerns against TikTok’s argument that a sale or ban would violate rights. of freedom of expression of its users guaranteed by the First Amendment and would harm small businesses that depend on the platform for their livelihood.
Source: Ambito
