> Are they not allowed to sell books in the United States?

They would not be allowed to own the publishing company.

> How about guns?

This doesn’t have anything to do with media.

> Can they release major motion pictures?

They would not be allowed to own the publishing company.

> Video games?

They would not be allowed to own the publishing company.

The people in these communities still have a right to assemble and say things to each other. It’s more difficult to do so on TikTok after the US distribution ban but it’s ByteDance who made it impossible with this play; this service shutdown is not a requirement of the law.