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TikTok law threatening a ban if the app isn’t sold raises First Amendment concerns

  • Written by Anupam Chander, Professor of Law and Technology, Georgetown University
imageTikTok users worry about losing their social media platform, but First Amendment rights are on the line, too.AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey

TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U.S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal court. The suit claims...

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