TikTok fights back: Lawsuit claims US ban violates free speech
On Tuesday, TikTok and its parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit against the US federal government in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, challenging a law signed by President Biden that pertains to TikTok. TikTok and ByteDance argue that the legislation violates the US Constitution, including infringing on the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. On the 24th of last month, President Biden signed a bill that involves compelling ByteDance to divest TikTok’s operations in the US. According to the terms of the bill, ByteDance has about nine months to divest its US operations or face a national ban.