US Supreme Court signals it will uphold ban on TikTok over national security concerns
- The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to uphold a law banning TikTok unless it is sold by its China-based parent company, ByteDance, by January 19.
- Lawyers for TikTok argued that the ban infringes on First Amendment rights of the platform and its 170 million users in the U.S.
- Government lawyers stated the case concerns national security threats from foreign adversaries, particularly China, not free speech.
- The court's ruling could lead to TikTok going dark if it does not find a buyer by the deadline, with implications for its users.
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