TikTok challenges US ban by pointing to lawmakers’ secrecy, lack of evidence
TikTok 挑战美国禁令，称立法者在制定禁令时缺乏透明度
TikTok owner ByteDance says a ban would infringe of free speech rights of 170 million users, but courts may defer to lawmakers on national security questions.
TikTok 所有者字节跳动表示，禁令将侵犯 1.7 亿用户的言论自由权，但法院可能会在国家安全问题上尊重立法者的意见。
By June 20, ByteDance must lay out its reasons for bringing the lawsuit. One of its main arguments is that Congress never provided public proof of a national security threat to justify a ban that the Beijing-based company says would infringe the free-speech rights of TikTok’s 170 million US users.
字节跳动必须在 6 月 20 日之前阐明提起诉讼的理由。其主要论点之一是，国会从未提供国家安全威胁的公开证据来证明禁令的合理性，这家总部位于北京的公司称该禁令将侵犯 TikTok 1.7 亿美国用户的言论自由权。
Calling the risks cited by lawmakers “hypothetical”, ByteDance said in its initial filing last month “those speculative concerns fall far short of what is required when First Amendment rights are at stake”. The case could make its way to the Supreme Court, which has traditionally favoured free-speech arguments.
字节跳动称立法者提到的风险是“假设的”，并在上个月的初次提交的文件中表示，“这些投机性担忧远远低于第一修正案权利受到威胁时所要求的”。如果案件真的到达最高法院，最高法院可能会考虑到言论自由的重要性，并可能对TikTok有利。
