TikTok sues to block new forced divestment law, claiming First Amendment violation
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TikTok sues to block new forced divestment law, claiming First Amendment violation

Video-sharing platform TikTok is suing the United States government, claiming a new law that forces its divestment from its Chinese owners violates the First Amendment. It was expected that TikTok would challenge the law in court, and on Tuesday, the company filed a lawsuit with a federal appeals court in Washington. President Joe Biden recently signed into law a bill, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, that would ban the platform if Chinese tech...