Group Creators of TikTok announced on Tuesday that they had filed demand before a US federal court to block the signed law president Joe Bidenwhat would make get rid of on the short-video app used by 170 million Americans, or ban it.
Plaintiff’s TikTok users include Texas Marine Corps Veteran who sells produce from his ranch, Tennessee woman sells cookies and talks about raising children, North Dakota College Coach who makes sports commentary videos and recent North Carolina license which protects the rights of victims of sexual violence.
“Although they come from different places, professions, lifestyles and political beliefs, they are unanimous in their opinion that TikTok provides them unique environment And indispensable express themselves and form a community,” the lawsuit states.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLPlaw firm that represents the creatorsprovided Reuters with a copy of the lawsuit, which he said was filed in US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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The lawsuit seeking the injunction states that law threatens freedom of speech and “promises to shut down the hidden media that has become a part of American life.”
Last week, TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance presented similar demandalleging that the law violates the United States Constitution for several reasons, including failure to provide protections Freedom of expression First Amendment.
The creators of TikTok filed a similar lawsuit in 2020 block previous attempt to shut down the application under then-President Donald Trump, and also demanded last year in Montana ask the court to block the government ban. In both cases, courts blocked the bans.
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Law, signed by Biden April 24 deadline. ByteDance sell TikTok before January 19 or get banned. The White house He said he wanted it to be end of Chinese ownership for reasons National securitybut not that TikTok is banned.
The law prohibits to app stores, for example Apple AAPL.O and Google GOOGL.O from Alphabet TikTok is offered and banned internet hosting services support TikTok if only ByteDance highlights TikTok.
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