Free-speech and tech groups are beseeching the Supreme Court to invalidate a law that would effectively ban TikTok after the court appeared inclined to uphold the law during oral arguments.
“A TikTok ban would hurt American businesses and consumers more than TikTok itself ever has,” said Ash Johnson, senior policy manager at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a tech-focused think tank. “Such a ban would impact the millions of American content creators who use the platform to reach an audience as a hobby, a side hustle, or a primary source of income.”
Johnson said in an email that outlawing TikTok would “not prevent foreign election interference or halt the spread of misinformation online. Any foreign government can spread misinformation on any social network.”
