tiktok�*s ceo shou zi chew, who appeared with his wife, vivian kao, at the met gala last night, is hopingther recent first amendment victories in the us, like blocking the state of montana's bid to ban it, will help it prevail again. outside of the courts, tiktok�*s best hope in a general election year is for donald trump to retake the white house, given that one of mr trump's big backers and a major republican donor, jeff yass, is also a tiktok investor. tiktok will face challenges when proving its case in court. that's according to kirk mcgill, a lawyer at hall estill. one of the primary difficulties that tiktok is going to have is that the principal first amendment issue is the issue of its users�* first amendment rights, as opposed to the company's first amendment rights. and because the statute doesn't seek to ban tiktok, it seeks to require its divestment, that won't ultimately affect the end—users, and they're the ones whose rights are most at issue. and for when it comes to the us government, they need to prove in court that there are national security issues — is that the case? t

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