Report: TikTok Plans US Shutdown If Ban Takes Effect

Report: TikTok Plans US Shutdown If Ban Takes Effect

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JAN 16

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story last updated JAN 31

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

The TikTok ban is crucial to national security, as ByteDance's control over TikTok poses risks through data collection and potential manipulation of American users' content. Recent reports even allege ByteDance has been requiring executives to pledge allegiance to China's socialist system, demonstrating the platform's true alignment.

Establishment-critical narrative

It's time for SCOTUS to prevent this ban. Regardless of what ByteDance is planning to do with TikTok, this law is a slippery slope toward weakening the First Amendment. US lawmakers continue to claim TikTok presents a national security threat but have provided zero evidence.

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