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ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say (www.reuters.com)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

That's fine, but I think they are lying.

And in case you don't understand, foreign corporations running FARA-unregistered influence operations isn't considered a facet of "free speech" in the USA.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Okay great. Prove it in court.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There's no legal case to be had.

The constitution grants congress effectively unlimited power to regulate international trade. Citizens have rights. Foreign actors do not.