TikTok has announced that it will cease operations in the U.S. on Sunday, unless the Biden administration provides assurances to tech giants.
The United States Supreme Court on Friday ruled against TikTok's bid to avoid a ban that could shut the app down in just two days and impact millions of users who rely on the platform for entertainment,
The company argued that the law, citing potential Chinese threats to the nation’s security, violated its First Amendment rights and those of its 170 million users.
Justices reject the Chinese app’s First Amendment challenge to a federal law against “foreign adversary” control.
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.
Experts have indicated that common workarounds, such as VPNs, may not be effective due to the app's ability to detect user locations through geolocation data.
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it is upholding a ban on TikTok in the U.S. Read the full SCOTUS decision here.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday in its challenge to a federal law that would have required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned in the United States on Jan.
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly mulling unconventional ways to save TikTok from an impending US ban, including an executive order. Doing so could mean facing some serious legal hurdles.
TikTok’s future hangs on a Supreme Court battle taking place on Friday. The social media giant and its parent company, ByteDance, face off against the US government in a hearing to decide whether the Chinese company can maintain control of the popular US app.
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a law requiring TikTok’s parent company to divest from the popular video-sharing platform or face a ban was constitutional, siding with the government in a