House Passes Bill That Would Lead to a TikTok Ban If Chinese Owner Doesn’t Sell
Lawmakers are balancing national security concerns -- the platform is owned by the Chinese conglomerate ByteDance -- against a desire not to limit free speech online.
Bill That Could Make TikTok Unavailable in the US Advances Quickly in the House
The ACLU and other free speech advocacy groups urged lawmakers to reject the TikTok bill, arguing that passing the legislation would infringe on free speech rights.
GOP Effort to Ban Video-Sharing App TikTok for Kids Fails in Virginia’s Legislature
Opponents raised a range of questions, including whether the government — rather than parents — should be responsible for limiting children’s access to social media.
Montana’s Ban On TikTok Blocked By Judge Who Says It’s Unconstitutional
The ruling delivered a temporary win for the social media company that has argued the state went “completely overboard” in trying to regulate the app.
TikTok and Creators Challenging Montana’s Ban Face Off With State in Federal Court
TikTok and Montana faced off in federal court on Thursday in a case filed by the video sharing app and five content creators who want the court to block the state’s ban on the platform.
A Pair of Federal Lawsuits Claim Montana’s TikTok Ban Violates the First Amendment
TikTok and five of its Montana-based creators sued the state’s attorney general in two separate federal lawsuits challenging the state’s recently signed legislation which bans the app, claiming it violates the First Amendment.
Trump Signs Executive Order Essentially Banning U.S. Companies from Working with TikTok
The order prohibits American companies from doing business with TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, a move experts say would eventually prevent Americans from using the app. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University warned the White House’s efforts to cut ties with Chinese social media companies violate the First Amendment rights of U.S. users.