Biden Signs TikTok Divestment-or-Ban Bill

Biden Signs TikTok Divestment-or-Ban Bill
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The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

This bill is the latest move by the US to force TikTok to be sold to a government-approved buyer as concerns about user data security and potential misinformation mount worldwide. Given that Chinese companies can be legally obliged to provide data to Beijing, TikTok is an obvious national security threat.

Establishment-critical narrative

Whether Congress censors are likely to soon sign this bill into law, the Supreme Court may eventually rule that a TikTok ban violates the First Amendment and its coerced sale violates the Fifth Amendment. Otherwise, the US government will dangerously have the power to force the sale of American companies for doing business with China.

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