TikTok

[northland10]

They can have my TikTok when they pry it from my cold, dead...

Wait, I've never been on TikTok before.

Never mind.

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

I've found my new boyfriend!

Oh, maaaan! I can't even claim I saw him first! He reminds me of my youngest son (The Kid) with his rapid fire comments and spot on analysis.

[bill_g]

JJ is definately articulate.

[John Thomas8]

[raison de arizona]

Trump blames Biden for a potential TikTok ban and calls it "election in interference."

In 2020, Trump signed an executive order to ban TikTok from app stores, warning: "The United States must take aggressive action against the owners of TikTok to protect our national security."

[zekeb]

When they released the Covid vaccine it was election interference too, also.

[John Thomas8]

Banned in the US:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-AA1nxMj6

The Senate just passed a TikTok "ban" as part of a larger foreign aid bill.
Once Biden signs it into law, ByteDance will have 270 days to sell TikTok.

[raison de arizona]

We’ll see.

[RTH10260]

Banned in the US:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics ... r-AA1nxMj6

The Senate just passed a TikTok "ban" as part of a larger foreign aid bill.
Once Biden signs it into law, ByteDance will have 270 days to sell TikTok.

Why would they want to sell TikTok? That's like the Chinese asking Zuckerberg to divest Facebook

[raison de arizona]

US isn’t even in the top five of TikTok users, I’d give them the bird and just disable the US.

[RTH10260]

TikTok is getting closer to launching an Instagram rival
/ TikTok is notifying users about a new app called TikTok Notes.

By Emma Roth
Apr 8, 2024, 11:48 PM GMT+2

TikTok is planning to release a new photo-sharing app that could take on Instagram. In a notification sent to users, TikTok says it’s launching “a new app for photo posts” called TikTok Notes, as reported earlier by TechCrunch.

The notification says it will share “existing and future public TikTok photo posts” to TikTok Notes while also giving users the ability to opt out. A new photo.tiktok.com URL (archived version) spotted by TechCrunch also briefly appeared online with a prompt to open a post in the TikTok Notes app. Judging by the image included on the site, it looks like you’ll be able to write a caption alongside your photo, too.


In a statement to TechCrunch, TikTok says it’s “exploring ways to empower our community to create and share their creativity with photos and text in a dedicated space for those formats” but didn’t say when it plans to release the app. The Verge reached out to TikTok with a request for more information but didn’t immediately hear back.

We first heard about the possibility of a TikTok photo-sharing app last month, when TheSpAndroid dug up code within the app that suggested it was working on an app called TikTok Photos.

But now, it looks like that app is getting closer to an official launch — and it could be a serious competitor to Instagram. TikTok Notes will likely come prepopulated with all of the photos TikTok users have already shared (given that most users opt in), which will save it from having to draw in an initial user base.

[northland10]

If Biden signs a bill forcing the TikTok sale, then Trump can't campaign on banning TikTok. That's election interference (in Trump's, um, mind).

[Flatpoint High]

If Biden signs a bill forcing the TikTok sale, then Trump can't campaign on banning TikTok. That's election interference (in Trump's, um, mind).

Dookiepants took money from TikTok. That's why he's railing now.

[John Thomas8]

[RTH10260]

TikTok Fights Back Against Ban
TikTok's legal challenge asserts that the new law not only threatens its existence but may also set a dangerous precedent for free speech online.

Dan Frieth
May 7, 2024

On Tuesday, TikTok, together with its parent company ByteDance, took legal action in the US federal court to challenge a new law endorsed by President Joe Biden.

This legislation mandates that ByteDance either sell TikTok by January 19 or cease its operations in the US. The suit, filed in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, claims that the law infringes on several constitutional grounds, particularly violating the First Amendment’s free speech protections.

We obtained a copy of the lawsuit for you here.

TikTok, immensely popular among 170 million Americans, faces an existential threat under this law, enacted on April 24. The filing emphatically states that divestiture is unfeasible — “not commercially, not technologically, not legally.” It warns of an inevitable shutdown, which would “silence the 170 million Americans who use the platform to communicate in ways that cannot be replicated elsewhere.”

Here are the key points you should know about TikTok’s argument:

Unprecedented and Discriminatory Legislation: TikTok claims that the Act is the first of its kind to single out and ban a specific online platform, infringing upon the rights of 170 million American users to participate in a global community of over a billion users.

Violation of First Amendment Rights: TikTok argues that the Act violates the First Amendment by imposing a ban on a major platform for speech and expression. They contend that the legislation infringes on free speech rights by selectively targeting TikTok based on its ownership and content.

Impractical Divestiture Requirements: The Act provides TikTok the option to divest its US operations as an alternative to a ban. TikTok contends this divestiture is commercially, technologically, and legally infeasible, especially within the mandated timeline, making it a non-viable option.

Lack of Substantive Justification: TikTok criticizes the Act for lacking concrete legislative findings or evidence that TikTok poses a national security threat. They argue the legislation is based on speculative risks rather than substantiated threats.

Existence of Less Restrictive Alternatives: TikTok points out that they have proposed and negotiated comprehensive security measures with the US government, referred to as “Project Texas”, which were disregarded in favor of the more extreme measure of banning the platform.

First Amendment Concerns: The First Amendment argument is particularly strong. US courts generally apply strict scrutiny to laws that target specific speech platforms or types of speech. Under strict scrutiny, the government must prove that the law is narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling governmental interest. TikTok’s claim that the Act fails to meet this standard because it is overbroad and not the least restrictive means to address the alleged security concerns could resonate with the courts.

Selective Targeting and Discrimination: TikTok’s argument that the Act discriminates against it by specifically targeting its platform while offering other companies potential exemptions or less severe restrictions could be seen as a violation of the equal protection principles implicit in the Fifth Amendment. This argument about selective targeting could strengthen TikTok’s case if they can convincingly argue that similar platforms are treated differently without a reasonable basis.



https://reclaimthenet.org/tiktok-fights ... gainst-ban