TikTok argued against its U.S. ban in court today. Here’s what happened

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September 16, 2024
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Federal appeals judge Neomi Rao asked Jeffrey Fisher, a lawyer representing TikTok creators, if TikTokkers have a First Amendment interest in who exactly owns the platform?

“Absolutely, yes,” Fisher replied. “We still have an interest in working with whatever foreign publisher we want,” he said, citing news organizations, like Al-Jazeera, which is based in Qatar, and Swedish-owned streaming service Spotify.

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