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A TikTok Ban May Violate Constitution, First Amendment Advocates Say

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The First Amendment’s free speech protections may be a legal hurdle for lawmakers trying to ban the social media platform.

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  1. TikTok says it has 150 million US users amid renewed calls for a ban

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    A TikTok Ban May Violate Constitution, First Amendment Advocates Say

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    TikTok says it has 150 million US users amid renewed calls for a ban (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN TikTok now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, CEO Shou Chew confirmed on Tuesday, in a clear attempt to highlight the platform’s vast and growing reach in the country amid renewed calls for a ban.

  2. WTOL Toledo

    Ahead of congressional hearing, TikTok CEO warns against possible US ban (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    There are now more than 150 million Americans on TikTok, according to the company's CEO.

  3. ABC 12 Flint

    TikTok says it has 150 million U.S. users amid renewed calls for a ban (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    TikTok now has 150 million monthly active users in the United States, CEO Shou Chew confirmed on Tuesday, in a clear attempt to highlight the platform's vast and growing reach

  4. Digital Journal

    TikTok says half of Americans use site as ban threat looms (opens Digital Journal)

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    TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said Tuesday that US user numbers had soared to 150 million -- almost half the total population -- as he prepared to fight at US

  5. Washington Examiner

    Six reasons the US shouldn’t ban TikTok (opens Washington Examiner)

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    We don’t see a whole lot of bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., these days. But there is one area where something of a bipartisan consensus is seemingly forming: the push to ban TikTok. There’s just one problem: While China hawks in the GOP and establishment Democratic technocrats within the Biden…

  6. Washington Post

    TikTok faces uncertain future after 5-hour congressional thrashing (opens Washington Post)

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    Biden administration officials are said to believe they do not have the legal authority to ban the popular video-sharing app without Congressional action

  7. Forbes

    A TikTok Ban May Violate Constitution, First Amendment Advocates Say (opens Forbes)

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    The First Amendment’s free speech protections may be a legal hurdle for lawmakers trying to ban the social media platform.

  8. Deutsche Welle

    Efforts to ban TikTok – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    People around the world use the video-sharing app. Now, the leaders of some Western countries are banning TikTok because of fears that it passes user data to China's government.

  9. Forbes

    Here’s What Happened When This Massive Country Banned TikTok (opens Forbes)

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    Instagram Reels and some copycats raced to fill the void left by TikTok.

  10. The Week

    Will America ban TikTok? (opens The Week)

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    The social media controversy, explained

  11. Fortune

    'I don’t think I can sit here and say that we are perfect': TikTok's Singaporean CEO is getting grilled by both parties in Congress (opens Fortune)

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    A TikTok ban would be unprecedented for the government and it’s unclear how it would actually be enforced.

  12. Christian Science Monitor

    Congress grills TikTok CEO. Will a ban follow? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    The question over whether to ban TikTok sits at the nexus of two broader debates: how to regulate increasingly influential social media platforms, and how to foster U.S. interests as China’s economic and military power grows.

  13. Digital Journal

    TikTok users protest proposals for US ban at Congress (opens Digital Journal)

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    A group of TikTok content creators descended on the US Capitol Wednesday to protest against calls for a ban on the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing

  14. Los Angeles Times

    Opinion: Why the U.S. will probably never ban TikTok (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Despite Biden's recent threat to the Chinese-owned app, a national ban is unlikely, and a forced sale would get messy.

  15. The Conversation US

    Should the US ban TikTok? Can it? A cybersecurity expert explains the risks the app poses and the challenges to blocking it (opens The Conversation US)

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    The Conversation US's feed description

    Banning TikTok: What data privacy risk does the app pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?

  16. The Guardian

    TikTok to be banned from UK parliamentary devices (opens The Guardian)

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    Move follows UK government’s decision to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app

  17. CBS News

    As Senate pushes a ban, what will happen to TikTok? (opens CBS News)

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    The future of the popular mobile app, used by 150 million Americans, has never been more uncertain. Here's what to know.

  18. The Daily Signal

    Libs of TikTok Creator Chaya Raichik Calls for Ban of Chinese App (opens The Daily Signal)

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    “Every single day in America, our children are under attack,” Chaya Raichik says, explaining that TikTok targets youth with trans content.

  19. NPR

    The U.S. is threatening to ban TikTok? Good luck (opens NPR)

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    TikTok is on trial as U.S. authorities consider a ban. There's just one problem: it's not only an app for silly videos anymore, it is now entwined with our culture.

  20. The Economist

    How TikTok broke social media (opens The Economist)

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    Whether or not it is banned, the app has forced its rivals to adopt a less lucrative model

  21. Polygon

    What happens if the US government bans TikTok (opens Polygon)

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    Polygon's feed description

    Here’s everything you need to know about a potential ban

  22. Los Angeles Times

    The Biden administration's threat to ban TikTok: Here's what you should know (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The popular short-video app says a federal agency has said it will be banned in the United States unless its Chinese owners sell their shares. Not surprisingly, users are pushing back.

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