Not only that, but the US subsidiary (TikTok, Inc) also has a 1A right to receive the feeds that power the app and relay them out to the rest of the country. The algorithmic choices of what content to show, to who, and when, are by themselves speech.
Because the government cannot ban the "receiving" part, it obviously also cannot ban the "relaying".
I don't know how the Court will rule, but if TikTok is poised to lose I'm very curious about how the Justices will deal with the conundrum I explained above.
Because the government cannot ban the "receiving" part, it obviously also cannot ban the "relaying".
I don't know how the Court will rule, but if TikTok is poised to lose I'm very curious about how the Justices will deal with the conundrum I explained above.