--- title: "Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law" url: https://daily.dev/posts/eight-tiktok-creators-file-their-own-suit-against-the-divest-or-ban-law-hsxuk5wjh source_url: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/14/24156778/tiktok-creators-sue-us-divest-or-ban-law type: article source: "The Verge" published: 2024-05-14T21:52:16.664Z updated: 2024-05-14T21:52:14.402Z tags: ["tiktok"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 1 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Eight TikTok creators file their own suit against the divest-or-ban law **[The Verge](https://daily.dev/sources/theverge)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Eight TikTok creators are suing to stop a law that would ban the app unless its Chinese parent company divests it, arguing that the measure would strip them of their livelihoods and creative outlets. The creators claim that TikTok is distinct from other social media platforms as a vehicle for expression and fear that an ownership change could drastically alter the experience. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#tiktok](https://daily.dev/tags/tiktok) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/eight-tiktok-creators-file-their-own-suit-against-the-divest-or-ban-law-hsxuk5wjh)