TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban

TikTok compares itself to foreign-owned American news outlets as it fights forced sale or ban

TikTok on Thursday pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities. Last month, the Justice Department argued in a legal brief filed in a Washington federal appeals court that neither TikTok’s China-based

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South Sudan’s security bill allowing warrantless arrests becomes law

South Sudan’s security bill allowing warrantless arrests becomes law

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s controversial security legislation allowing the arrest of people without warrants has become law even though the president has not signed it, parliament’s spokesperson said Thursday. Spokesperson Oliver Mori told The Associated Press that the bill had become law “automatically” in accordance with the constitution following the lapse of

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