TikTok Fights Back Against U.S. Ban, Citing Free Speech Concerns
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TikTok is challenging a U.S. law that would ban the app unless sold to a non-Chinese buyer, citing First Amendment violations. Carbon offsets are questioned for their effectiveness, with many overestimating their impact and not addressing long-term CO2 emissions. Utah lawmakers used state sovereignty to override Biden's Title IX expansion aimed at protecting LGBTQ+ students. The Folger Shakespeare Library in D.C. reopens with the world's largest Shakespeare collection. Weekend picks include movies, TV, books, music, and games.
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- Up First briefing: Tiktok ban, carbon offsets NPR
- TikTok ramps up attacks on Biden administration in challenging prospective ban CNN
- TikTok makes its First Amendment case The Verge
- TikTok Lays Out Past Efforts to Address U.S. Concerns The New York Times
- TikTok asks for ban to be overturned, calling it a "radical departure" that harms free speech CBS News
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