TikTok's Not Going Down Without a Fight

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Via Gizmodo:

On Tuesday, TikTok fired back against the U.S. government over a law that could put an end to the social video platform.

TikTok and its parent company Bytedance’s lawsuit against the federal government claims the legislation circumvents the First Amendment. The company says the law’s requirement for TikTok to be divested is “not possible: not commercially, not technologically, not legally.”

“There is no question: the Act will force a shutdown of TikTok by January 19, 2025, silencing the 170 million Americans who use the platform to communicate in ways that cannot be replicated elsewhere,” TikTok said in the petition filed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act targeted TikTok, labeling it as a “foreign adversary controlled application.” TikTok has 270 days from when the act was signed by President Biden to either sell the app to an entity in the U.S. or face a shutdown. There are groups interested in buying the popular social video app, but the company has said that it’s not for sale.


Remember that TikTok is one of the only (but most likely largest) social media platform that allows for dialogue, discussion and critique of Israel's actions in Gaza (and the West Bank). 

Also: has America had a real conversation as to why China is considered "a foreign adversary?" THE US DOES BUSINESS WITH CHINA.

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