TikTok Ban Debate Escalates

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TikTok ban bill

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Why pro-Palestinian content is at the center of the TikTok ban

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The push to ban TikTok started in 2019 with a barrage of bills attempting to limit TikTok 's reach.

Politicians argue that under Chinese law, TikTok ’s parent company could be forced to share user data with the Chinese government, posing a hypothetical security risk to U.S. interests.

Some have also raised concerns about the spread of pro-Palestinian views on TikTok .

The Supreme Court upheld the ban on TikTok .

The government can't simply ban speech it doesn't like unless it meets an extremely high constitutional standard.

Many legislators were motivated to ban TikTok due to concerns about the content it hosts.

The app is back on app stores, the date the ban goes into effect has been extended thanks to President Trump 's administration.

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