Ian Millhiser

there is a First Amendment principle that is in conflict with the broader national security principle.

there is a First Amendment principle that is in conflict with the broader national security principle.

there is a First Amendment principle that is in conflict with the broader national security principle.

foreign nationals, companies with significant foreign ownership cannot operate a radio station in the U.S. So it is very, very well established that for certain critical communications infrastructure, the government can say U.S. only. You have to be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. company in order to own and operate this.

foreign nationals, companies with significant foreign ownership cannot operate a radio station in the U.S. So it is very, very well established that for certain critical communications infrastructure, the government can say U.S. only. You have to be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. company in order to own and operate this.

foreign nationals, companies with significant foreign ownership cannot operate a radio station in the U.S. So it is very, very well established that for certain critical communications infrastructure, the government can say U.S. only. You have to be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. company in order to own and operate this.

And all that's happening here is the government is saying we want to apply the same rule that has been applied all along to other forms of communications infrastructure to a social media company, to TikTok.

And all that's happening here is the government is saying we want to apply the same rule that has been applied all along to other forms of communications infrastructure to a social media company, to TikTok.

And all that's happening here is the government is saying we want to apply the same rule that has been applied all along to other forms of communications infrastructure to a social media company, to TikTok.

So what this law does is it says TikTok has to be owned by someone else. It can't be owned by ByteDance, which is a Beijing company, if TikTok wants to continue to operate in the United States. And there's a First Amendment challenge to this. There's actually two separate First Amendment challenges.

So what this law does is it says TikTok has to be owned by someone else. It can't be owned by ByteDance, which is a Beijing company, if TikTok wants to continue to operate in the United States. And there's a First Amendment challenge to this. There's actually two separate First Amendment challenges.

So what this law does is it says TikTok has to be owned by someone else. It can't be owned by ByteDance, which is a Beijing company, if TikTok wants to continue to operate in the United States. And there's a First Amendment challenge to this. There's actually two separate First Amendment challenges.

One is brought by TikTok, and TikTok is saying essentially that they have a First Amendment right to continue to operate regardless of who their owner is. And then there's another challenge brought by TikTok users, influencers, you know, people who just want to be able to use TikTok and to publish on it. And they claim that they have a First Amendment right to continue using this platform.

One is brought by TikTok, and TikTok is saying essentially that they have a First Amendment right to continue to operate regardless of who their owner is. And then there's another challenge brought by TikTok users, influencers, you know, people who just want to be able to use TikTok and to publish on it. And they claim that they have a First Amendment right to continue using this platform.

One is brought by TikTok, and TikTok is saying essentially that they have a First Amendment right to continue to operate regardless of who their owner is. And then there's another challenge brought by TikTok users, influencers, you know, people who just want to be able to use TikTok and to publish on it. And they claim that they have a First Amendment right to continue using this platform.

So there's two conflicting principles here. I mean, normally the government cannot tell media companies who their owner has to be, and for obvious reasons. If the government could do that, they could just make all the newspapers sell themselves to Trump supporters, and then we wouldn't have a free press anymore. We'd just have propaganda. But...

So there's two conflicting principles here. I mean, normally the government cannot tell media companies who their owner has to be, and for obvious reasons. If the government could do that, they could just make all the newspapers sell themselves to Trump supporters, and then we wouldn't have a free press anymore. We'd just have propaganda. But...

So there's two conflicting principles here. I mean, normally the government cannot tell media companies who their owner has to be, and for obvious reasons. If the government could do that, they could just make all the newspapers sell themselves to Trump supporters, and then we wouldn't have a free press anymore. We'd just have propaganda. But...

There is a long, long, long standing rule going back at least to the Radio Act of 1912, and it prevented foreign nationals, foreign companies from getting licensed to operate a radio station in the United States. And there's still a similar prohibition in effect right now. So right now, if you are a foreign national, a foreign company,

There is a long, long, long standing rule going back at least to the Radio Act of 1912, and it prevented foreign nationals, foreign companies from getting licensed to operate a radio station in the United States. And there's still a similar prohibition in effect right now. So right now, if you are a foreign national, a foreign company,