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FIREstatement on Supreme Court鈥檚 ruling in TikTok v. Garland
The Supreme Court today ruled that a federal law compelling TikTok鈥檚 parent company, ByteDance, to sell the social media platform or cease operations in the United States does not violate the First Amendment. The law functionally requires TikTok to shut down its operations by Jan. 19 absent some other accommodation.
FIRE issued the following statement:
Our unique national commitment to freedom of expression requires more caution than today鈥檚 ruling delivers. The unprecedented ban of a communication platform used by 170 million Americans demands strict judicial scrutiny, not the rushed and highly deferential review the Supreme Court instead conducted.
The Court explicitly notes the 鈥渋nherent narrowness鈥 of today鈥檚 decision. FIREwill hold it to that promise, and fight to contain the threat the ruling poses to our First Amendment rights.
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