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TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance , argue against a new law that could see the service effectively banned in the U.S. The law was signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year .
It gave the company until January 19, 2025 , to either sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company or cease operations within the United States .
TikTok says the law is an unprecedented violation of the right to free speech enshrined in the Constitution .
"And it's misguided because lawmakers simply have better ways to address the privacy and security concerns they've raised." "I think they have a very strong case that this law is eminently unconstitutional," said David Greene , the civil liberties director and a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation . Greene pointed out that in the past, Congress has specifically exempted communications services from laws that restrict foreign ownership of companies operating in the U.S. "It seemed to be anathema to democratic principles to restrict the free flow of information around the world and coming into the country," Greene said..
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