In April 2024, the United States passed the “TikTok Ban Act” ordering ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell TikTok. TikTok and prominent TikTok users argued that this law “violates the United States Constitution,” but on December 6, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that TikTok The court ruled in favor of the ban.
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https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2024/12/24-1113-2088317.pdf
TikTok on verge of ban after losing in court – The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/6/24297454/tiktok-divest-or-ban-dc-circuit-court-appeals
US TikTok Ban Is Upheld by Appeals Court – WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/tik-tok-congress-ban-court-ruling-1f0d6837
Federal appeals court upholds law that could ban TikTok, say platform could be unavailable in US
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/federal-judges-uphold-tiktok-ban-say-platform-us-rcna183106
In April 2024, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives willProtecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” was passed, and current President Joe Biden alsosigned.
The law requires social networking apps to be prohibited from being distributed, maintained, or made available within 270 to 360 days if they are determined by the President of the United States and related provisions to be “applications controlled by a foreign adversary.” . TikTok, which is said to be controlled by China, which is designated as a “hostile foreign country,” is required by law to be sold to an American company, and if it is not sold, the app cannot be distributed in the United States. You won’t be able to. It is also called the TikTok Prohibition Act, as it is a law with the ban on TikTok in mind.
While continuing to use TikTok is not itself a crime, companies that operate app distribution stores such as Google and Apple are prohibited from making the TikTok app available for download or updates, and companies that violate the law are subject to fines for each user. A fine of $5,000 (approximately 750,000 yen) will be imposed. In other words, companies that violate the law may be fined hundreds of billions of dollars (tens of trillions of yen) in total.
Naturally, TikTok opposes this bill, stating that “banning TikTok guarantees freedom of expression and speech.”First Amendment to the United States ConstitutionThe lawsuit was filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on the grounds that it violates the law.
TikTok sues over ban in US – GIGAZINE
However, on December 6, a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia unanimously ruled that the TikTok ban is constitutional. The court’s opinion notes that the national security risks posed by TikTok and the remedies it proposes have undergone multi-year investigation and consideration by political branches, and that this point is important in justifying the law. It is claimed to be a huge advantage.
In response to this ruling, TikTok released a statement on X that it hopes will be overturned by the Supreme Court. “The Supreme Court has a proven track record of protecting Americans’ free speech rights, and we hope it will do the same on this important constitutional issue. Unfortunately, the TikTok ban is a failure. devised based on accurate and flawed hypothetical information; The push has led to complete censorship of the American people.Unless the TikTok ban is stopped, the voices of more than 170 million Americans in the United States and around the world will be silenced by January 19, 2025. It will be.”
TikTok Statement on Court Decision:
“The Supreme Court has an established historical record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech, and we expect they will do just that on this important constitutional issue. Unfortunately, the TikTok ban was conceived and pushed through…
— TikTok Policy (@TikTokPolicy) December 6, 2024
On the other hand, President-elect Donald Trump, who is scheduled to take office on January 20, 2025, has taken a favorable stance towards TikTok, including actively using TikTok during his election campaign. He also said, “Facebook would be bigger without TikTok.” “I’m not trying to double the size of Facebook. If we ban TikTok, other social networking sites, especially Facebook, will benefit greatly.” “I think Facebook is very bad for our country, especially when it comes to elections,” he said, adding that Facebook needs a competitor. Therefore, there is a possibility that the ban on TikTok may be lifted under the second Trump administration.is expected.
However, economic newspaper Bloomberg points out that Mr. Trump’s views are inconsistent and that it may be difficult to oppose TikTok while suppressing national security agencies and influential Republican politicians. Also, on November 27th, FacebookDinner with CEO Mark ZuckerbergIt is reported that the relationship between the two is on the mend, and that the company’s hard-line stance toward Facebook is softening.
TikTok Ban: Trump May Change His Mind Again – Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-06/trump-might-change-his-mind-about-tiktok-ban-again
Bloomberg said, “Now that Trump no longer needs votes, the existence of TikTok will be of little benefit to him,” indicating that it is unlikely that Trump will repeal the TikTok ban. Ta.
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