In a legal filing on Friday, the Justice Department argued that the law that effectively bans TikTok doesn’t violate the First Amendment’s right to free speech.

Summary

The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump’s request to delay a law banning TikTok or forcing its sale by Jan. 19, 2025.

TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, claims the ban violates First Amendment rights, but the DOJ argued the law targets foreign ownership, not free speech, and passes constitutional scrutiny.

Trump, despite opposing a ban publicly, asked the Court to extend the deadline to seek a political resolution.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 10, with the ban set to take effect before Trump’s inauguration.

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      There’s a shop. TikTok is the modern Etsy, where you can literally watch your product get made.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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        3 days ago

        That sounds like it would be a minor side hustle for a few hundred thousand people and a major source of income for maybe a couple of hundred at most. I doubt it’s a few million.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          3 days ago

          I doubt it’s in the millions too, but it’s definitely a significant number, not just a handful of people.

    • theonlytruescotsmanEnglish
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      3 days ago

      …have you never heard of influencers, the number one job kids want to do when they grow up in every poll done on the matter since 2012?