Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban

Local TikTok creator reacts to potential ban of the app

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — There are about 170 million TikTok users in the United States but the fate of the social media app is questionable. Two weeks ago a U.S. appeals court upheld a law that would ban TikTok starting Jan. 19 unless the China-based parent company agrees to sell it. Just this week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments by TikTok in January about whether the law restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment. Co…

Weighing Risks and Deference in the Supreme Court’s Pending TikTok Ruling

With the US Supreme Court agreeing to review on January 10 this month’s appellate court ruling against TikTok, it’s essential to place the high court’s pending decision in a broader context. Setting aside nuances of legal tests like strict scrutiny, how most Americans will perceive the outcome in TikTok v. Garland likely hinges on a combination of five slippery variables. Whether (and how strongly) people will like or disdain a ruling that might…

Uncertainty over TikTok’s U.S. future splinters creators and agencies

With the possible removal of TikTok in the U.S. as early as January, creators and agencies fall on both sides of the issue: either believing it will happen or confident that the ban won’t go through in the end

PNP partners with TikTok vs online scams, exploitation

The Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) has partnered with Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok a month before a federal ban on the popular platform takes effect in the United States on Jan. 19. The PNP did not specify the terms of the “partnership” but the ACG public information officer Lt. Wallen Mae Arancillo told […]...Keep on reading: PNP partners with TikTok vs online scams, exploitation

Supreme Court to hear TikTok’s claim that ban is violation of free speech on Jan 10

“We believe the Court will find the TikTok ban unconstitutional so the over 170 million Americans on our platform can continue to exercise their free speech rights," TikTok spokesman Michael Hughes said.

Bipartisan Push for TikTok Deadline Extension

Bipartisan Push for TikTok Deadline Extension In a rare show of bipartisan unity, Democratic Senator Ed Markey and Republican Senator Rand Paul have called on President Joe Biden to postpone by 90 days a crucial deadline related to TikTok's American holdings.Originally set for January 19, the deadline dictates that China-based ByteDance must either sell TikTok's U.S. assets or face a U.S. ban. The senators argue that a delay is necessary given …