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TikTok sues the US government over ban (www.theverge.com)

submitted 6 months ago by lautan@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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TikTok is taking the US government to court.

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[–] atx_aquarian@lemmy.world 31 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (9 children)

What would give them standing? They'd have to be an entity protected by the constitution to claim that protection was harmed. Is it this (Wikipedia)?

TikTok Ltd was incorporated in the Cayman Islands and is based in both Singapore and Los Angeles. source

I guess I've never thought about what makes an entity have rights here. Buckingham Palace couldn't just open shop here and start suing our government, right?

[–] riplin@lemm.ee 25 points 6 months ago

The constitution applies to the government, not the American (or other) people. “Government shall pass no law…”

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