India’s ban on TikTok to help US authorities win legal case against Chinese app, says top US official
The TikTok office building is shown in Culver City, California, United States.
US authorities could cite the Indian ban on Chinese social media platform TikTok to build a strong case for similaraction in the US, the chief of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Brendan Carr, toldIndia’smajor newspaperTheEconomic Times.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the country.
USA's TikTok law
Notably, US President Joe Biden signed a bill into law on April 24 that would force TikTok to exit the US if its Chinese ownerByteDancefailsto relinquish control over it and disinvest completely.
Now, the matter is highlylikely to end up in US courts as TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew stressed last week that the facts and theUSA’sconstitution were on thecompany’sside.In a video statement, Chewsaid,the companyisn'tgoing anywhere."Rest assured, wearen'tgoing anywhere.”
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Watch:TikTok CEO vows legal victory against ban threat
ByteDance also saidin a statementthat it did not have any plan to sell TikTok.
TikTok, which belongs to a nationwhere there isa heavy restriction on foreign apps and freedom of speech, said on X that the ban inUSwould"trample the free speech"of millions of Americans.
The first amendment vs national security
TikTok is banking on theconstitution’sfirst amendment to pursue a potential ban in the courts of the law. It protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the governmentfor a redress ofgrievances.
However, many believe the argumentwon’twork as the matter is related to national security.
"India’saction on TikTok could very well play a role in the litigation in the US,"Carr was quoted as saying by the ET.
"Imagine that TikTok is going to argue that this is some sort of unique American obsession with China to foresee threats thatdon'texist,"Carr added.
He also further said that the fact that India banned the appis going tobe potentially relevant in someof thecourt filings"..to show that this is a broad deep concern about TikTok and not simply some unique feature ofAmerica'sviewpoint on China.”
(With inputs from agencies)