The company argues that invoking national security concerns is not a sufficient reason for restricting free speech.
TikTok creators gather before a press conference to voice their opposition to the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 12, 2024.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C.
The lawsuit, which had been expected since President Joe Biden signed the bill last month, is expected to add to an already lengthy timeline for a potential ban or sale of the app. ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese owner, already had more than a year to make a move. Now, legal proceedings will pause that timeline, meaning it
TikTok further claims the law violates the right to due process under the Fifth Amendment and is an unconstitutional bill of attainder — or a legislative act declaring a party guilty of a crime, and imposing a punishment for it, without trial.
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