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You're converting the restriction on ByteDance's ownership of the algorithm and the company into a restriction on TikTok's speech. So why can't we simply look at it as a restriction on ByteDance?"
TikTok, your honour, uses an algorithm that, in its view, reflects the best mix of content. What the act does is it says TikTok cannot do that unless ByteDance executes a qualified divestiture. That's a direct burden on TikTok's speech,
The national security harm arises from the very fact of a foreign adversary's capacity to secretly manipulate the platform to advance its geopolitical goals in whatever form that kind of covert operation might take,
It is possible that come Jan. 20th, 21st or 22nd, we might be in a different world,
Francisco added, which he called one of the reasons why the justices should issue a temporary pause on the law to "buy everybody a little bit of breathing space." So it's not a direct burden" on free speech
I still don't think that Congress could come in and tell Bezos either sell the Post, or shut it down, because that would violate Bezos' rights and the Washington Post's rights,
In 10 days, TikTok wants to speak. In 10 days, because this law was passed, TikTok cannot speak unless ByteDance executes a qualified divestiture,
I guess my question is: how are those First Amendment rights really begin implicated here?"
Are we supposed to ignore the fact that the ultimate parent is, in fact, subject to doing intelligence work for the Chinese government?"
Congress doesn't care about what's on TikTok,
In short, this act should not stand,
Francisco said of the law The trigger for this law, the one thing that gets it going, is if you operate a social media platform that has user-generated content. Unless that content takes the form of a product, travel or business review. Then, within that universe of content, it says there's one speaker we're particularly concerned about, and we're going to hammer home on that one speaker."
Francisco, in his arguments It is possible that come January 20, 21, 22, we might be in a different world. That's one of the reasons I think it makes perfect sense to issue a preliminary injunction here, and simply buy everybody a little breathing space."
As I understand it, we go dark. Essentially the platform shuts down, unless there's a divestiture or unless President Trump exercises his authority to extend it. But he can't do that on January 19. On January 19, we still have President Biden. And on January 19, as I understand it, we shut down,
said Noel Francisco, the lawyer representing TikTok I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth [in the 2024 election] by 34 points. And there are those who say TikTok has something to do with it."
President-elect Donald Trump at a December 16 press conference For years, the Chinese government has sought to build detailed profiles about Americans. Where we live and work, who are friends and coworkers are, what our interests are and what our vices are. TikTok's immense dataset would give the PRC [People's Republic of China] a powerful tool for harassment, recruitment and espionage."
Prelogar, in her arguments Because TikTok can continue to operate on its own algorithm, on its own terms as long as it's not associated with ByteDance. Isn't this really just about association?"
All the information, whatever algorithms they want, that has access to personal information, or at least information that is not readily available, about 170 million Americans, and whether they're going to use it in 10 or 15 years when those people grow up and have different jobs in different places, or whether they're going to use it now,
Could the president say that we're not going to enforce this law?"
Wouldn't that be true for all social media companies and all content?"
