Musk speaks out against effort to ban TikTok: ‘Not what America stands for’


by TheHill

TheHill— Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk spoke out against the effort to ban TikTok in the U.S., saying it would be in conflict with the First Amendment and it is “not what America stands for.” Musk added that while the ban would likely benefit the social platform X — which he purchased in October 2022 —

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