The Supreme Court ruled against TikTok, upholding the US ban
A controversial ban prevailed on Friday It could go into effect on Sunday, backing a law requiring TikTok's parent company to be based in China. ByteDanceopt out of the social media app or face a ban in the US
The decision comes just three days before the president-elect takes office — he asked the justices for a delay so he can discuss the deal.
The law, signed by the president in April 2024, gave ByteDance 270 days to abandon the program or face a US ban. The company said that drunkenness is not an option and that the law violates the First Amendment rights of both the company and TikTok's 170 million users in the United States.
The Supreme Court last month and adjourned the case on January 10.
first reported the news, the justices found that the opt-out or ban law did not violate the First Amendment, as ByteDance argued. The Biden administration argued that the national security interest of the app's ties to China and potential access to data outweighed ByteDance's free speech claims.
According to The Hill's sister network NewsNation, the Biden administration does not plan to implement the ban just days before Trump's inauguration.
“There's no question that for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok provides a different and broader outlet for expression, communication, and community,” he said. “But Congress It found that the takedown was necessary to address well-supported national security concerns about TikTok's data collection practices and ties to a foreign adversary.
Under the terms of the law, third-party ISPs like it apple and Google Will be penalized for supporting the app after January 19th.
Editor's note: This is a developing story and will be updated with additional information.
