TikTok supporters are trying to make the case that a TikTok ban in the US, imposed by the government, might be a First Amendment violation.
When it comes to the prospect of the Biden Administration imposing a ban on TikTok in the US, I have to once again confess my surprise at the way this whole thing keeps unfolding.tried the very same move . It was already surprising enough that the federal government, Biden, started heading down this same path.
“Our First Amendment gives us the right to speak freely and to communicate freely, and TikTok as a platform has created a community and a space for free speech for 150 million Americans and counting,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman days ago, after meeting with TikTokers who’d been brought to DC by the company to court lawmakers.
Setting aside the bizarro move of using the US Constitution to throw a lifeline to a company that originated in China, I’d like to first propose a thought experiment before further unpacking the First Amendment argument against a TikTok ban. What’s the difference between these three people? Well, for starters, you have two Americans currently not using TikTok — and one who is. Furthermore, I’m the one who’s always been without it — and who also, I would add, currently enjoys the full measure of the First Amendment’s free speech protection.
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