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The anti-‘disinformation’ group challenging Texas’s TikTok ban

By Hudson Crozier
Published July 17, 2023 6:52pm ET
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The anti-‘disinformation’ group challenging Texas’s TikTok ban
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) faces a lawsuit for banning TikTok in state agencies and universities over its ties to China. The nature of the legal challenge is curious, considering who is bringing it forward. The Coalition for Independent Technology Research, which includes “academics, journalists, civil society researchers, and community scientists,” accused Abbott of violating the […]

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) faces a lawsuit for banning TikTok in state agencies and universities over its ties to China. The nature of the legal challenge is curious, considering who is bringing it forward.

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