Scotus Rejects Challenge To Looming Tiktok Ban
The Biden administration is taking last minute steps to try to prevent the popular app’s ban in the US
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously that banning TikTok does not violate the First Amendment. The popular app could face a ban in the US as early as Sunday. In his final days in office, President Joe Biden is working to prevent the ban from taking effect.
On Friday, all nine SCOTUS justices agreed with the opinion , “We conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate the petitioners’ First Amendment rights.” The decision is a blow to TikTok that was arguing banning the platform was a violation of Freedom of Speech.
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) concurred, explaining, “Millions of Americans express themselves on TikTok on a daily basis, and it’s just wrong for the government to ban it.” 170 million Americans use TikTok.
In March, Biden signed a bill that ordered TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest its shares from the company within six months or face an effective ban in the US. The deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok is Sunday.
Most of the public debate over the bill surrounds the claims that Beijing could use the data it obtains from TikTok against the US. However, Congress only passed the bill after users shared overwhelming pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli content about Tel Aviv’s onslaught in Gaza.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com
Related: 4/22/24- TikTok “Ban” Is Reignited After Getting Wedged Into Ukraine and Israel Funding Bill
3/17/0- Washington’s Renewed Urgency for TikTok Ban Is Due to War on Gaza
3/16/0- Ted Cruz wanted TikTok Banned Because it Promoted ‘Anti-Israel Propaganda’ – The Quiet Part Outloud
3/13/0- House Votes To Force TikTok Owner ByteDance To Divest
Follow us on Minds / X / Substack
Boost This Channel
Follow ➡️ @PsyopDaily
READ FULL ARTICLE: This article originally appeared on Antiwar.com
"I'm calling it the threatro-dollar. The US is basically threatening the rest of the world,…
I am hearing from farmers who are confirming — given diesel prices, they are walking…
🚨 BREAKING: OPENAI Has Disclosed That An Unreleased AI Model Added Unauthorized Instructions To Its…
Leo Terrell, Head Of The Anti-Semitism Task Force, Says Free Speech Doesn’t Protect Criticism Of…
Folks in SE Michigan, N. Texas, and Orlando reporting no diesel. Apparently some signs can…
🇮🇱🇺🇸⚡️🇮🇷 Netanyahu on dragging the U.S. into his war: I’ve been dealing with Iran for…
This website uses cookies.