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TikTok is taking the US government to court.

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[–] [email protected] 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?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 6 months ago (3 children)

The case is essentially "hey you kinda passed a bill that's against your own constitution? You're kinda supposed to follow that..."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Does the US constitution apply for rights of businesses, or is it just people?

Not being snarky I actually don't know

[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago

Corporations are people. Thanks to Citizens United. Though I'd gladly give up TikTok for the court to reverse this decision.

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