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Coverage dated July 12, 2023

First Amendment group sues Texas Governor and others over the state's TikTok ban on official devices

Headline from WHEC Rochester

A First Amendment group sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott and others on Thursday over the state’s TikTok ban on official devices. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Texas by The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, a free speech group in New York.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    First Amendment group sues Texas Governor and others over the state's TikTok ban on official devices (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    A First Amendment group sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott and others on Thursday over the state’s TikTok ban on official devices. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Texas by The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, a free speech group in New York.

  2. Wall Street Journal

    Texas TikTok Ban Challenged by Free-Speech Group (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Free-speech advocates and academics sued Texas over its TikTok ban, saying it violates the First Amendment rights of public-university faculty.

  3. Gizmodo

    New Lawsuit Claims Texas TikTok Ban Violates First Amendment (opens Gizmodo)

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    The suit argues that barring professors at state-run universities from using TikTok is a violation of the First Amendment.

  4. NBC News

    Texas TikTok ban challenged by lawsuit from university faculty (opens NBC News)

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    The lawsuit was filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University on behalf of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research, which was representing professors at Texas public universities.

  5. CNN

    Texas' TikTok ban hit with First Amendment lawsuit (opens CNN)

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    Texas’s TikTok ban violates the First Amendment. That’s the basis of a lawsuit just filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University on behalf of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Lawsuit Claims Red State Banning CCP-Linked TikTok Violates The Constitution (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A group of academics filed a lawsuit against Texas Thursday for banning TikTok on state-issued devices and networks.

  7. Engadget

    University professors in Texas are suing the state over ‘unconstitutional’ TikTok ban (opens Engadget)

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    A group of college professors sued Texas today for banning TikTok on state devices and networks, as reported by The Washington Post.

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