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15 September, 2024

LAWSUIT AGAINST TIKTOK BAN SET TO BEGIN ON MONDAY IN WASHINGTON

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Next week, a court will hear arguments about whether the US government can ban TikTok, based on evidence it doesn’t want anyone — including the social media company — to see.

On September 16, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will hear oral arguments for TikTok v. Garland, TikTok’s First Amendment challenge to legislation that it claims amounts to a ban.

It’s a fight not just about free speech but whether the US Department of Justice can make a case using classified material that its opponent can’t review or argue against.

The government argues TikTok is a clear national security threat, but says that revealing why would be a threat, too.

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