A group of First Amendment scholars (including me) filed an amicus in the TikTok litigation in the D.C. Circuit today. With thanks to @anupamchander.bsky.socialjames.grimmelmann.net/files/legal/...
My post is up on this here: klonick.substack.com/p/why-does-t...@anupamchander.bsky.social and Anu Bradford Would love to hear thoughts and replies on this, particularly if you have experience between these systems and cultures! 9/9
A number of scholars and economists have debated this question for years, and offered very different proposals for why. Here are three leading theories and what they mean for EU tech and regulation.
After the Montana ban, the company and creators sued; this is more or less what was anticipated here as well per @anupamchander.bsky.social. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.
SCOOP w/ @drewharwell.com: TikTok creators sue U.S. government over potential ban. The lawsuit is the second legal challenge to the new law, which creators say violates their First Amendment rights. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The lawsuit is the second major legal challenge to a new law that could lead to the video app’s nationwide ban.
My friend & colleague @anupamchander.bsky.socialnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
The law forcing TikTok to be sold or banned is meant to protect Americans from Chinese government influence and privacy intrusions. But does it undermine a bedrock American principle?
"TikTok owner has strong First Amendment case against US ban, professors say" arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...@anupamchander.bsky.social
Professor: US faces "uphill battle" justifying law against First Amendment suit.
For this week's @techpolicypress.bsky.social@anupamchander.bsky.social@rosejackson.bsky.socialwww.techpolicy.press/podcast-what...
Anupam Chander, Rose Jackson, and Justin Sherman share perspectives after a bill forcing Bytedance to divest of TikTok was signed into law.
My latest Substack: It's been 30 years and the EU still has no tech industry especially compared to the U.S. But why? I unpack possible reasons from @anupamchander.bsky.socialopen.substack.com/pub/klonick/...
A number of scholars and economists have debated this question for years, and offered very different proposals for why. Here are three leading theories and what they mean for EU tech and regulation.
(2) The US Did Regulate, But Its Laws Incubated the Tech Industry Section 230 & its broad interpretation from the courts was great for US tech And EU law was difficult to understand and created uncertainty which is bad for emerging markets This is @anupamchander.bsky.social 3/
My latest in The Klonickles with Margo Williams -- The Anti-TikTok Law Explaining the legal and political background to the so-called "TikTok Ban" HT Nick Frisch Dan Wang @jameeljaffer.bsky.social@anupamchander.bsky.socialopen.substack.com/pub/klonick/...
An explainer on the law and politics around the controversial new TikTok regulation.
Today, the US Senate is expected to pass legislative language that would force Chinese firm Bytedance to divest from TikTok or risk the app being banned. A smart panel hosted by @anupamchander.bsky.social at the Berkman Klein Institute at Harvard considered the implications and likely challenges:
On April 15, the Berkman Klein Institute for Internet and Society hosted a panel discussion led by Anupam Chander on legal questions raised around a bill to force the sale of TikTok.