TikTok is reportedly prepared to shut down its app on Sunday, when the ban is scheduled to take effect, though the actual language of the law technically only mandates that the social media platform be taken off of app stores to prevent new users from downloading it.
US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch called on Congress or the judiciary’s committee responsible for drafting rules for federal courts to address the government’s use of classified evidence that’s shielded from litigants.
The US Supreme Court has upheld the law mandating China-based ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok by Sunday, or face an effective ban of the popular video-sharing app in the United States. The ruling underscores growing national security concerns tied to TikTok’s data collection practices and alleged links to the Chinese government,
"I cannot profess the kind of certainty I would like to have about the arguments and record before us," writes Justice Gorsuch.
The Supreme Court seemed to lean Thursday toward upholding a law forcing Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell off TikTok, with all nine justices indicating national security concerns posed by the social media app outweighed potential threats to free speech.
The Supreme Court seems skeptical of the Chinese-owned platform’s First Amendment claim.
The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a new law that could force TikTok to shut down in the U.S., with conservative and liberal justices alike expressing skepticism about the legal challenge.
The Supreme Court appeared to favor the government's national security claims over TikTok's 1st Amendment argument.
After TikTok said it would be "forced to go dark" on Sunday unless the White House took action, President-elect Trump told ABC News he'd be likely to grant the social media company an extension.
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by i
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday.