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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by nadermx on Sunday December 15, 2024 @08:49PM (#42427316)
"the Act, as construed and applied, is unconstitutional, since it imposes on the addressee an affirmative obligation which amounts to an unconstitutional limitation of his rights under the First Amendment."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamont_v._Postmaster_General

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Re:US lawmakers tell Apple, Google to be ready to remove Tik... by sebzim4500 on Monday December 16, 2024 @11:53AM (#42432816)
That seems like a very different case since it imposed different rules depending on the content of the speech. The analogous situation to the tiktok ban would be shutting down the postal service, which would be surprising but presumably constitutional.
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