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“Agora”
TikTok requested an emergency appeal in Washington federal court this week, claiming that its prohibition does not comply with the US Constitution, as it goes against freedom of expression.
“TikTok is much more than an application, it is the modern version of the public forum, it is a community, it is a communication medium (…) all the more important in times of pandemic, “said company attorney John Hall on Sunday.” If the ban goes into effect, it is as if the government is preventing 2 / 3 of the country will reach the agora. “
The platform also argues that blocking downloads would cause irreparable harmAs of early summer it was gaining about 424,000 new US users every day.
The president has accused TikTok, for a long time and without proof, of spying on its users for the benefit of Beijing by collecting data. While for the company Trump’s attacks are motivated by the political agenda.
Blocking downloads is a “punitive” action, “a brutal way of hitting the business doing nothing” for safety, Hall said.
The latest sales project, announced last weekend, involves the creation of a new company, TikTok Global, in which two US emporiums participate: Oracle as a technology partner and Walmart as a business partner.
In addition, Oracle would obtain a 12.5% stake and Walmart, 7.5%. Americans would occupy four of the five chairs on the board of directors.
But the realization of this project depends on the good will of the US president and the Chinese government.
TikTok became the new symbol of the battle between the United States and China for dominance in the cutting-edge technology sector.
