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That's not clear. Does the First Amendment protect non-U.S. persons' right to speak and publish?



The First Amendment does not directly protect the speech of non-US persons outside of US territory. However, US courts have held that the First Amendment can limit the US government's ability to restrict the speech of non-US persons abroad if that speech is directed at or received by people in the US.


No, but it protects Americans' right to receive speech. Americans have a right to hear the speech that is on Tik Tok.




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