alt Hacker NewsFirst amendment rights is the only argument that I agree with keeping TikTok alive. However if there is proof that China is manipulating the algorithm to feed the worst manipulative content to Americans then I do think there’s a national security concern here.
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There are no carve outs for national security in the First Amendment.
Lets face the truth, the user get what they want, no need to manipulate.
Just look at US social media sites. It’s not like they push MINT content, do they?
Bytedance was trying to make your argument. The ruling is that the first ammendment doesn't apply and that was always a stretch for Bytedance as illustrated by the unanimous decision.
"Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech".
First ammendment protections have no National security caveats.
> However if there is proof that China is manipulating the algorithm
it doesn't matter whether they have manipulated the algorithm so far; the issue is that they have the _ability_ to manipulate the algorithm if they choose to. It's not hard to imagine how big of a problem this would be if China and the US indirectly went to war over Taiwan, for example.