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Free Press’ Nora Benavidez said it would be nearly impossible for TikTok to meet the terms of the bill and avoid a potential ban.

“Unilaterally dismantling spaces for free expression limits people’s access to information and cuts off avenues for creators to build community,” said Free Press’ Jenna Ruddock.

“Banning a single platform will not address the problem at the root of the entire tech landscape,” said Free Press Action Policy Counsel Jenna Ruddock.

Small-business owners, community advocates and educators spoke out after the House overwhelmingly approved a measure to ban the popular app.

Since 2005, we’ve seen about two-thirds of our newspaper journalists and about a third of newspapers disappear.

Both cases challenge state laws blocking social-media platforms from moderating certain user content or banning users who violate rules.

The Supreme Court spent the day discussing whether our social-media posts should be considered protected speech under the First Amendment.

The crisis is real, and policymakers have started to talk about the roles they can play to solve it — but some of their solutions would do more harm than good.

If platforms want to prevent a repeat of 2020, they need to be doing much more now that technology has made it possible to dupe voters.

The decision received praise from Free Press and other advocates for media diversity.