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A look inside ByteDance's legal strategy against the US TikTok ban, which sources say included orchestrating parallel lawsuits with star creators as plaintiffs

A lawsuit looked like a grass-roots effort, but was orchestrated by TikTok and parent company ByteDance, according to people familiar with the effort

Wall Street Journal Georgia Wells

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  • @wsj @wsj on x
    A 25-year-old from Connecticut with deals to promote Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal on TikTok was a key part of the app's fight to stay in the U.S. https://www.wsj.com/...
  • @hoofnagle Chris Hoofnagle on x
    WSJ: A lawsuit looked like a grass-roots effort, but was orchestrated by TikTok and parent company ByteDance, according to people familiar with the effort https://www.wsj.com/...?
  • @jchengwsj Jonathan Cheng on x
    On @WSJ's front page: The inside story of TikTok's fight to stay alive in the U.S. “Orchestrated by TikTok...it lined up the influencers to be plaintiffs, connected them with a top First Amendment lawyer and helped create a legal strategy.” @georgia_wells https://www.wsj.com/... …
  • @bryfitz Brian Fitzgerald on x
    Three TikTok stars took on the U.S. government—and won https://www.wsj.com/...
  • @martinsfp Martin Sfp Bryant on x
    Unsurprising! ByteDance was reportedly behind the successful legal fight by TikTok users to keep the app active in the US. https://www.wsj.com/...