Earlier this year President Biden signed a rare law that passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan approval: by January 19th, TikTok must be sold to an American company or shut down its American operations. Democrats and Republicans alike were concerned that the Chinese-owned company might be pressured by the Chinese government to turn over Americans’ private user data. However, there’s no evidence that this has ever occurred. Now ByteDance, TikTok’s parent, is asking the United States Supreme Court for a reprieve. What’s more important, the First Amendment or a theoretical threat to national security?
The TMI Show’s Ted Rall discusses the issue with Manila Chan, who is back on the air after an illness.
