Memo to US staff: TikTok vows a legal battle if the US' divestment bill becomes law, saying the bill is “a clear violation” of its users' First Amendment rights

TikTok told employees it will fight in the courts if a US bill forcing a ban or divestiture of the Chinese-owned app …

Bloomberg 2024-04-22 Zheping Huang

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@tinssoldier Kristine Servando on x
TikTok's general counsel, responsible for convincing the US govt that the app isn't a security risk, is stepping down from that role https://www.bloomberg.com/... TikTok, whose parent firm is Chinese, wants to fight any forced sale or ban on free speech grounds https://www.bloomb…
Newsmax Nick Koutsobinas on x
Sen. Cruz: Israel, Ukraine Aid, TikTok Ban All ‘Good’
@bobbyallyn @bobbyallyn on threads
Stories focusing on how exactly TikTok would be banned in a technical sense are understandable but it's really putting the cart before the horse. The protracted legal battle is obviously the next stage of this battle. And good to remind people that users are likely going to exp…
@southern.fried.fat Cade on threads
If @tiktok goes away, how will I advertise my books? Are we really going back to meta and YouTube? One person suggested clapper but isn't that an alt-right pipe line?
@dara_ann_insta Dara on threads
“No, TikTok is banned!” Wrong, Bytedance has ONE year to find a company to host it in the states. Rumors are one person interested is Steve Mnuchin (he worked in Trump's cabinet). That would be a disaster for the app and would cause what they want, mass exodus of use with a ru…
@firerock31 Andy Cheng on threads
I don't have a strong personal opinions on this. Arguments for banning TikTok: - The app's ties to China could pose a national security risk - The algorithm used by TikTok to show content could be biased or manipulated by the Chinese government Arguments against banning …
@alfredo_liberal @alfredo_liberal on threads
I am hoping that bytedance never sells so that tiktok goes away it's a national security risk, a lot worse than our American apps such as Facebook
@edithb.j @edithb.j on threads
Isn't the CEO of TikTok from Singapore?! LMFAOOOO @META & @facebook and Instagram should be the ones who need to be restricted respectfully cause of the sex bots, fake accounts, and limited political content (to block good sources of information)
@forwardforty @forwardforty on threads
The House has passed legislation for TikTok inverstors to sell the platform to new ownership or be banned and that's very different from TikTok being banned now. Please spread the news accurately and let it serve as a reminder to build your business on your own land, and not alw…
@joelgratcyk Joel on threads
A @TikTok specific ban in the U.S. would be 💯 against the first amendment. I don't see how anyone can support it. Left or Right.
@justinmixon2 Justin Mixon on threads
This move definitely puts Tiktok in danger now. What's gonna happen from here? Who knows? 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
@kevincolliernbc Kevin Collier on threads
If you're curious what the TikTok ban would look like if the bill is signed into law and a Bytedance sale doesn't happen, I covered it last month: App removed from Google and Apple stores. Tiktoks are still viewable but this suddenly becomes a big hassle. https://www.nbcnews.com…
@martinsfp @martinsfp on threads
Bundling up completely unrelated legislation should be banned. TikTok divest-or-ban law is bundled up with Ukraine and Israel aid.
@pshnw2020 Pamela Hende on threads
Mike Gallagher .. Republican Federalist Society Congressman wrote the TikTok Ban legislation It will be a year before it can go into effect & there will be multiple lawsuits for violating free speech, freedom to assemble & loss of income for millions of Americans I'm not worried …
@susyqli Susan Li on threads
Repackaged bill means the Senate either gives a yay or nay to the whole bundle including the TikTok ban But the App isn't going to go away for years at least with Tiktok owner Bytedance likely to sue And most analysts expect a negotiated outcome in the future
@detmolly Molly on threads
As for the TikTok ban... China just asked Apple to remove WhatsApp and @threads among other apps from their app store...Apple complied... think about that for a second...🤔 China has access to American information.... Between their well documented IP theft and the “weather” survei…
@barbarajsobel @barbarajsobel on threads
If TikTok is so bad, why does Joe Biden and most every other politician use it? 🤔 Make.It.Make.Sense
@sonourable @sonourable on threads
Banning TikTok will definitely give me healthcare
@jw Josh Williams on threads
Well. Sneaking a TikTok ban into Ukraine funding on Saturday is a choice. There be sharks in these waters.
@b_fung Brian Fung on threads
Just in: The House passed legislation today that could ban TikTok as part of a wide-ranging foreign aid package, fast-tracking a major threat to the social media app. The Senate could vote on the package as soon as next week: https://www.cnn.com/...
@elonmusk Elon Musk on x
In my opinion, TikTok should not be banned in the USA, even though such a ban may benefit the 𝕏 platform. Doing so would be contrary to freedom of speech and expression. It is not what America stands for.
@sahilkapur Sahil Kapur on x
Politically important: This bill gives TikTok 9 months (extendable to a year by the president) to divest or be banned. That means it won't happen until 2025. Earlier House-passed bill in March gave 6 months, which if enacted then would've banned TikTok a bit before the election.
@repcori Congresswoman Cori Bush on x
The House just passed another bill to ban TikTok. I voted NO. It's shameful that Congress is continuing to target TikTok instead of passing comprehensive data privacy legislation and addressing industry-wide problems.
@davidsacks David Sacks on x
It's no coincidence that the Uniparty is seeking to pass sweeping new powers to ban websites and spy on Americans at the same time that it bankrupts America with forever wars. This agenda is increasingly unpopular and can only be propped up with authoritarian tactics.
@binarybits Timothy B. Lee on x
I favored a forced TikTok divestiture before it was cool. https://www.fullstackeconomics.com/ ... [image]
@politicalpunk @politicalpunk on x
They just want a right wing billionaire to buy it because they know young people are there.
@alexbarinka Alex Barinka on x
TikTok divest-or-ban bill passed the House with a 360 to 58 vote. It's on a fast-track, tied to aid for Ukraine and Israel that could see it become law within days.
@jakesherman Jake Sherman on x
A bill with a smattering of national security priorities, including a prospective ban on TikTok in the U.S., has cleared the chamber, 360-58.
@jacobhelberg Jacob Helberg on x
The 21st Century Peace through Strength Act officially passed the House. It is now headed for the Senate and could be law by the end of next week. @TikTok_us lost. Today's vote will go down in history as a moment when America defied the skeptics.
@therecount @therecount on x
360-58: House easily passes bill that would require ByteDance to sell TikTok in nine months — an extension over the six provided in a prior bill — and allows for the seizure of Russian assets. “No” votes: 33 Democrats 25 Republicans “Yes” votes: 174 Democrats 186 Republicans [vid…
r/indonesia r on reddit
Indonesia could very well be TikTok's biggest market
r/technews r on reddit
House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill
r/neoliberal r on reddit
House approves sell-or-be-banned TikTok measure, attaching it to foreign aid bill
r/rspod r on reddit
“House passes critical aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan along with a TikTok ban” I am going insane I am going insane I am going insane
r/Sino r on reddit
US House bundles TikTok ban in a foreign package that provides military aid to Ukraine and Israel. They are getting desperate to ban TikTok because they can't control it.
r/taiwan r on reddit
House passes critical aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan along with a TikTok ban
r/politics r on reddit
The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon
r/technology r on reddit
TikTok ‘ban’ passes in the House again, moving to the Senate in foreign aid package / Yet another divest-or-ban bill has passed the House …
@nunez_anna Anna Núñez on x
62% of Americans between 18- and 29-years-old use #TikTok, greater than the share of that age group that voted in the last presidential election. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@thedragonfeeder Chris Fenton on x
This article is the perfect argument as to why TikTok must be in American hands... Love, Hate or Fear It: TikTok Has Changed America https://www.nytimes.com/...
@actionhero Melissa Lim on x
Even if you've never opened the app, you've lived in a culture that exists downstream of what happens there. via ⁦@nytimes⁩ https://www.nytimes.com/...
@nytimes @nytimes on x
TikTok's influence on U.S. culture has been striking. The app has shaped Hollywood, cooking, fashion, news, shopping, mental health, national security, even your own brain activity and so much more. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@abedian_amiri Armin Amiri on x
TikTok, which officially landed in the United States in 2018, was the most downloaded app in the country, and the world, in 2020, 2021 and 2022. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@dealbook @dealbook on x
Nineteen ways TikTok has rewired our culture: https://www.nytimes.com/...
@nytimes @nytimes on x
TikTok's influence on U.S. culture has been striking. The app has shaped Hollywood, cooking, fashion, news, shopping, mental health, national security, even your own brain activity and so much more. https://www.nytimes.com/...
@jordynjournals Jordyn Holman on x
I'm loving every section of @nytimes' TikTok package. The examples are specific. The quotes are perfect. Here, I chuckled https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]
@rutgerscomminfo @rutgerscomminfo on x
#RUSCI Ph.D. grad, Holly Avella, whose research on mental health & social media helped explain self-diagnosing & healthcare trends in a @nytimes article about TikTok changing America, specifically in getting prescriptions via online quizzes. Read here: https://www.nytimes.com/...
@jordynjournals Jordyn Holman on x
TikTok has changed us. From shopping to cooking to self-diagnosing ourselves with ADHD. It's also facing increasing pressure from the U.S. govt. My @nytimes colleagues and I look at the myriad of ways the app has already integrated itself in our lives https://www.nytimes.com/...
@sapna Sapna Maheshwari on x
the TikTok bill got my colleagues and i thinking about how the app has shaped American culture and life in the last few years. here's what we came up with — please take a read!: https://www.nytimes.com/... (amazing editing + steering by @NoreenMalone + @AshwinSeshagiri)
r/TrueReddit r on reddit
Love, Hate or Fear It, TikTok Has Changed America

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