Posted on 04/24/2024 12:00:06 PM PDT by RandFan
TikTok says it will challenge in court an "unconstitutional" law that could result in it being sold or banned in the United States.
President Biden has signed into law a bill which gives the social media platform's Chinese owner, ByteDance, nine months to divest the app or it will be blocked in the US.
The law has been introduced because of concerns TikTok might share user data with the Chinese government - claims it has always denied.
"We are confident and we will keep fighting for your rights in the courts," said TikTok boss Shou Zi Chew.
"The facts, and the Constitution, are on our side... rest assured, we aren't going anywhere."
In a video posted on the platform, he lambasted the bill and called for people to share their stories of how TikTok had improved their lives.
"Make no mistake, this is a ban - a ban on TikTok, and a ban on you, and your voice," he said.
In a separate statement TikTok added that it believed "the facts and the law" were "clearly" on its side.
"The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S. data safe and our platform free from outside influence and manipulation," it said.
The measure was passed as part of a package of four bills which also included military aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and other US partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
It had widespread support from lawmakers, with 79 Senators voting for it and 18 against.
TikTok has said ByteDance "is not an agent of China or any other country". ByteDance insists it is not a Chinese firm, pointing to the global investment firms that own 60% of it.
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That kind of determination can be made under the law.
It’s broad and will likely be overturned ...
China: Spy platform being taken from us.
Wah!
Alphabet (which owns Google and YouTube) is especially displeased that TikTok is attracting younger viewers from YouTube.
PRC/CCP affiliated companies have access to the user data of American TikTok users:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/is-tiktoks-parent-company-an-agent-of-the-chinese-state/
https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktoks-still-sharing-us-user-data-china/706093/
And has been evasive about this.
Given that, support the forced sale/walling off of TikTok from a PRC/CCP ownership/access model.
Funny they don’t say which constitution the ban is “unconstitutional” under.
But I hate giving a monopoly to Google/YouTube (TikTok's main competitor) even more.
If we can shut down all social media, great. But if not, let China keep TikTok.
Get out of our country and take the Chinese pork producer with you!
As such, do not see this being overturned in the US Federal Court System.
Am willing to wager with FReepers so inclined to do so.
Yes - that has ties to PRC/CCP and which has been documented to allowing access to American data to PRC/CCP entities.
I’m with you I never liked it much
Although DR gave it glowing reviews in terms of conservative content the other night
Ironic that. Maybe listen to him...
The same people that voted for unauthorized spying by the “intelligence” community think TikTok is dangerous.
What if I told you that ALL of your data is being commoditized and can be purchased (and sold) at any time?
Well what i see is a popular app the government doesn’t have control over, that is their problem with it. They want to have multipal back-doors for the intelligence agencies plus the right to censor anything they don’t like.
You mean a foreign government shouldn’t be allowed to do what Congress just gave the deep state the authority to do?
If people want red China to spy on them thats their problem.
At least, in theory, you can hold deep state accountable.
It’s going to be a lot of work to reclaim America and I don’t know if it can be successful.
ALL?
I would ask you to provide a reference for that, as I believe that is incorrect.
I also use a FedGov messaging/comms system for work. Please advise how a company is getting access to that system.
I a little bit of time in the Apple ecosystem. Please advise how a company is getting access to Apple Messages, FaceTime, etc.
US Government: REEEEEEEE! That's OUR job!
“Get out of our country and take the Chinese pork producer with you”!
Who is the Chinese Pork Producer?
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