{"id":4644,"date":"2024-04-24T01:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T01:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4644"},"modified":"2024-04-24T02:37:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T02:37:59","slug":"tiktok-vows-legal-challenge-to-potential-us-app-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=4644","title":{"rendered":"TikTok vows legal challenge to potential US app ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
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TikTok will file a court challenge if Congress passes legislation paving the way to a nationwide ban of the app, a top executive told employees in an internal memo obtained by CNN.<\/p>\n

On Saturday the House of Representatives passed a foreign aid package\u00a0containing language<\/a>\u00a0that could lead to a ban of TikTok \u2014 and the bill could pass the Senate within days, Michael Beckerman, TikTok\u2019s head of public policy for the Americas, warned employees in the memo he sent the same day.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the stage that the bill is signed [by President Joe Biden], we will move to the courts for a legal challenge,\u201d Beckerman wrote to staff, describing the legislation as \u201can unprecedented deal worked out between the Republican Speaker [Mike Johnson] and President Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the beginning, not the end of this long process,\u201d Beckerman added. He invited employees to an internal town hall scheduled for Wednesday \u201cfor additional context.\u201d<\/p>\n

The memo was earlier reported by The Information. A TikTok spokesperson didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

The legislation calls for forcing TikTok\u2019s Chinese parent, ByteDance, to sell the app within 270 days \u2014 otherwise it would be illegal for US app stores to offer TikTok for downloads. The legislation also would allow Biden to extend that deadline by another 90 days if he determines there\u2019s been progress toward a sale.<\/p>\n

Foreshadowing its legal strategy, TikTok has already publicly opposed the bill as an infringement on its users\u2019 First Amendment rights. Supporters of the legislation, by contrast, have said it is\u00a0a necessary measure\u00a0to protect Americans\u2019 personal data<\/a>\u00a0and have pushed back on characterizations of it as a flat-out ban.<\/p>\n

Some legal experts on the First Amendment\u00a0have suggested TikTok\u00a0could have a case<\/a>, noting that courts have tended to look at the ultimate impacts of challenged laws on Americans\u2019 speech and not just their stated intent.<\/p>\n

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