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Influencers Sue After Trump Reverses 2026 TikTok Ban

6/13/2026

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Creators Sue Ban

Influencers sued to block a TikTok ban that President Donald Trump reversed in 2026.
Director Hao Wu’s documentary “TikTok Never Dies” follows creators through the ban proposal, lawsuit and reversal, noting the ban would affect 170 million Americans and could breach the First Amendment.
Creator Chloe Joy Sexton said she would lose her livelihood, while Topher Townsend warned the ban could start speech restrictions and sued with seven other TikTokers.

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Trump Delays TikTok

President Donald Trump signed an inauguration-day executive order delaying the TikTok ban by 75 days.
President Donald Trump granted extensions in April 2025, a 90-day delay in July and September.
Vice President Kamala Harris, who logged 1.5 billion TikTok views in the 2024 campaign, softened her anti-TikTok stance.
On 22 January 2026 a multibillion-dollar restructuring split TikTok’s U.S. business from its global parent, putting data under three domestic investors and ending the ban threat.

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Creators Sue Ban

Influencers sued to block a TikTok ban that President Donald Trump reversed in 2026.
Director Hao Wu’s documentary “TikTok Never Dies” follows creators through the ban proposal, lawsuit and reversal, noting the ban would affect 170 million Americans and could breach the First Amendment.
Creator Chloe Joy Sexton said she would lose her livelihood, while Topher Townsend warned the ban could start speech restrictions and sued with seven other TikTokers.

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