Tiktok lawsuits show the attitude of human rights and determination

On August 24, trill overseas edition Tiktok to California federal district court, accused the government trump issue involving the company and its parent company bytes before executive order is illegal.

Tiktok said in the complaint for the unfair treatment of sustained, we have no choice, only to take action to protect their own rights.

In a document of over 39 - page indictment, Tiktok said that as early as October last year, have to the committee on foreign investment in the United States congress, proposed for Tiktok company himself against the United States in 2017. The ly deals for national security review.

Later, Tiktok to the committee on foreign investment in the United States has been actively provide relevant data and solution, but the committee refused to contact Tiktok lawyer, communication.

Until June of this year, the committee on foreign investment in a sudden start formal review.

11 p.m. on July 30 to 55 points, in legal review deadline only 5 minutes from the commission, foreign investment commission said in a statement that TikTok 2017 acquisition of himself. Ly fair national security risk, but the statement did not provide the relevant evidence.

The foreign investment commission (CFIUS) work is to review business transactions and ensure the transaction will not pose a threat to national security.

If the committee suspicious for a deal, will be advised the President to stop it.

A few days later, the trump to TikTok said.

For two days, August 6, signed an executive order, trump said TikTok pose a threat to national security, would ban any U.S. person or entity within 45 days after make any deal with TikTok and its parent company China bytes to beat.

On August 14, add a second administration make trump, required bytes to beat in 90 days, stripping TikTok operating in the United States

Have rights, said the bank order is based on the committee on foreign investment in the United States (CFIUS) survey.

, TikTok said in the complaint: "we with sincerity, in nearly a year trying to communicate with the U.S. government and solve the problem, but eventually received a 'block'.

For the U.S. government think TikTok pose a threat to national security, we strongly against it.

We will not easily to Sue the government, but in order to protect our community, and our employees, we have no choice."

TikTok temporary global head of pappas said: we are not threats to national security, we have a very strict control of data.

Our team has built a world-class architecture, primary and core concern is to protect our users.

, according to the Washington post reports signed executive order for TikTok trump, so-called facts according to the inspection results from the committee on foreign investment in the United States, the legal basis is the international emergency economic powers act.

This is a federal law passed in 1977, authorized the President of the United States can be in the country is in an unusual and extremely serious threat, not approved by congress, declared a state of emergency.

At the same time can also implement a series of measures, such as: restricting trade, freeze or confiscate assets, etc.

Quoting the law the previous President of the United States, so far, a total of 58 times, including the imposed economic sanctions against Iran, Russia and other countries, as well as the limit of funds between terrorists.

Trump in term of more than three years, including the Tiktok ban, a total of 6 times quoted the law.

In 2019, during the sino-us trade friction, trump has quoted the command to leave China's businesses in the United States.

On the indictment of the government, trump Tiktok was around the international emergency economic powers act question more applicable.

First of all, executive order based on the international

Dhi emergency power act on the President's authorization is too vague.

Second, executive order used throughout the "potential", "may", "reported" vague expression, but did not provide TikTok poses a real threat to national security, national state of emergency, the actual evidence, do not conform to the international emergency economic powers act set authorization;

Third, the international emergency economic powers act stipulates that prohibit administrative act to prevent personal information communication and exchanges, and banned TikTok just material belongs to limit personal communication and information transmission.

In addition, TikTok also lists the executive order trump the other three unconstitutional and an unauthorized, a total of "seven deadly SINS".

The American media had laughed, trump ruling there are two big magic weapon: unique twitter and executive order.

In more than three years, he had signed a 182 executive order, nearly 40 years, average annual executive order signed up to the President of the United States.

There are seven administrative prosecution.

Cause the biggest storms in January 27, 2017, just as President signed the trump called "prevent foreign terrorists in the United States national protection plan for the executive order: in the next 90 days, it is prohibited to Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, somalia, yemen and Libya seven citizens entering the United States, the U.S. media called" mu ban ".

The executive order was sparked widespread protests.

Executive order signed a week later, on February 3, 2017, the federal district court judge, bart nationwide has suspended the "mu ban" caused quite a stir.

The next day, the federal government appealed to the ninth circuit court of appeals.

Five days later, the appeal was rejected, continue to maintain ROM bart the judge's decision.

On March 6, 2017, changed the trump, "Mr Ban" among travel ban in except for a green card and visa.

After more than a year of time, trump was changed twice "travel ban", the most

On June 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States to narrowly through "travel ban", just ended 16 months of judicial debate.

At present, TikTok to federal court litigation, may also open a legal dispute.

Results before a judge likely ruled in the litigation, suspended ban on TikTok release trump, the federal government could appeal to this, but at least for TikTok to win valuable time.

, of course, the opposite is also likely to be: the federal court refused to suspend ban on TikTok, TikTok choose to appeal.

CNBC commented to the lawsuit, American media, although the odds are not high, but can through legal channels to strive for more time, more rights, more bargaining chip, is the real meaning of the lawsuit.

At the same time, byte to beat by the move, show the attitude of human rights and determination, to the global market, to give confidence to investors, to the user.

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