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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The TikTok Ban Saga: SCOTUS, Trump’s Executive Order, and the Implications for Digital Marketing and Emerging Platforms

From expedited Constitutional challenges to an exodus of self-proclaimed “TikTok Refugees” to new foreign-owned social media platforms, the past week leading up to the Jan. 19, 2025, deadline for the TikTok Ban has been a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

After Supreme Court Upholds Ban, Trump Issues EO Giving TikTok an Extension

Despite bipartisan support for banning TikTok – essentially spyware presenting a national security threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in the United States (as done by India) and the Supreme Court’s upholding...more

Morris James LLP

Will TikTok Survive? Supreme Court Hearing Looms Large

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In a clash between free speech and national security, the Supreme Court will soon decide whether TikTok can continue to operate in the United States. The highly anticipated hearing on January 10 will determine the fate of the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Supreme Court to Hear TikTok Case

The United States Supreme Court announced on December 18, 2024, that it will hear the TikTok ban case and has scheduled oral arguments to be held on January 10, 2025, before the ban’s effective date of January 19, 2025....more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - December 18, 2024

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Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Kerr v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, No. 23-1275: This case addresses a 5-2 circuit split on whether the Medicaid Act’s...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

TikTok on the Clock: What Brands Should Consider Pending a Potential TikTok Ban

Background - A potential ban of the popular social media app, TikTok, has been in the news for years, but recent events suggest that it may become reality for Americans in the coming weeks. On December 6, 2024, the U.S. Court...more

Alston & Bird

The D.C. Circuit’s TikTok Decision Could Portend Greater Regulation of Chinese-Owned Apps

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On December 6, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (“Act”). The Act, signed into law by...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

2024 TikTok Roundup: Controversies, Bans, and What’s Next

If you’re one of the over 170 million TikTok users in the United States, you’ve probably seen TikTok as a regular in the news. TikTok, a highly popular social media platform operated by the Chinese technology company...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Age Verification, X Appeal, And The Great White North

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sent a challenge to Texas’s controversial online age verification law back to district court for additional clarification, while leaving the lower court’s injunction...more

Segal McCambridge

TikTok, The “Blackout Challenge”, and the New Limits on Section 230 Immunity

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In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that TikTok could be held liable in a wrongful death suit stemming from the “Blackout Challenge” — a disturbing trend promoted through the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Senators Demand Documentation from TikTok

On October 11, 2024, following the filing of a lawsuit against TikTok by the Kentucky Attorney General, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who authored the bipartisan “Kids Online Safety Act,”...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

TikTok’s Legal Woes from State AGs Continues

Last week, we outlined the lawsuits against TikTok by New York, California, and North Carolina, that followed in the footsteps of Nebraska, Nevada (which filed suit against TikTok in February of 2024), and Indiana, which...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

TikTok Faces New Challenges from State AGs

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No, that is not a clock you hear – it’s just TikTok in the news again, as several states filed lawsuits or other legal challenges last week against the platform, alleging harmful and exploitative tactics affecting the mental...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Three More States Sue TikTok Alleging Harm to Young Users

Following in the footsteps of Nebraska, the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, and New Jersey filed complaints against TikTok and its owner, ByteDance, Ltd., on October 8, 2024....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Texas AG Sues TikTok in First Lawsuit Brought Under SCOPE Act

Earlier this week, we described Texas’s new youth privacy law, the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, and previewed that the Texas Attorney General is likely to use it to target social media...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #410 – Parents: Take a Hard Look at Nebraska’s Complaint Against TikTok

Nebraska recently filed suit against TikTok, and the details of the harms associated with using TikTok by children are outlined in the complaint. Although the complaint seeks redress only for Nebraskans, the allegations are...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Details of State of Nebraska and DOJ Complaints Against TikTok

We have previously outlined the risks of using TikTok, the federal and state governments’ ban on it, and the national security risks it presents. In doing so, we primarily focused on data privacy and security threats to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #401 – Cyberattack Against TikTok Targeted Brands and Celebrities

TikTok has reported that it is responding to a cyber attack targeting a limited number of known brands and celebrity accounts. The BBC has identified that Paris Hilton’s account as being targeted, but TikTok says it was not...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #399 – Nebraska AG Sues TikTok for Violations of Consumer Protection Laws

To add to TikTok’s legal woes in the U.S., Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (AG) filed suit against TikTok on May 22, 2024, alleging that TikTok violated Nebraska’s consumer protection laws and engaged in deceptive...more

Fisher Phillips

The Clock is Ticking on TikTok – How Employers Can Prepare for TikTok Ban

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Employers and businesses are in limbo on how to prepare for a post-TikTok world after Congress passed legislation giving the social media app’s Chinese owner nine months to either sell the company or be banned throughout the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Beyond TikTok: Unraveling the American Data Dilemma

The recent passage of H.R.7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), by the House of Representatives aims to restrict TikTok to U.S. users unless the platform’s parent...more

McGlinchey Stafford

TikTok on the Clock: Proposed Legislation to Unwind TikTok from Ownership Group

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On March 13, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act) in a bipartisan vote, which would require the popular social media site TikTok...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bill to Ban TikTok Unless Divested from ByteDance

Yesterday, with broad bipartisan support, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (352-65) to support the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, designed to begin the process...more

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