The US government and TikTok will argue their case in federal court over a law requiring the popular app to be divested or banned due to national security concerns. TikTok argues the law violates the First Amendment.
A gunman was captured with a witness' help after apparently trying to shoot former President Trump at his Florida golf course. Trump is OK.The U.S. government and TikTok will go head-to-head in federal court on Monday as oral arguments begin in a consequential legal case that will determine if – or how — a popular social media platform used by nearly half of all Americans will continue to operate in the country.
Even if divestiture were feasible, TikTok in the United States would still be reduced to a shell of its former self, stripped of the innovative and expressive technology that tailors content to each user," the companies said in a legal brief filed in June. "It would also become an island, preventing Americans from exchanging views with the global TikTok community.
In a separate document submitted to court, the DOJ said the U.S. is "not required to wait until its foreign adversary takes specific detrimental actions before responding to such a threat." Justice officials have argued complying with the draft agreement is impossible, or would require extensive resources, due to the size and the technical complexity of TikTok. The Justice Department also said the only thing that would resolve the government's concerns is severing the ties between TikTok and ByteDance given the porous relationship between the Chinese government and Chinese companies.
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