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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by z_ on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @04:36PM (#39697140)
Does the Citizens United ruling have a say?
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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by Manuel_D on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @04:53PM (#39697367)
No. Citizens United covered PAC donations. Nowhere did it rule that the government cannot restrict foreign social media companies.
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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by cscurmudgeon on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @05:29PM (#39697776)
Nope, go read it. Once again, the first amendment applies only to US entities.

Unless China is part of the US, I don't see how CCP/Bytedance can get First Amendment protection.

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