On Friday, the US Supreme Court upheld a law forcing China-owned ByteDance to divest from TikTok by Sunday or face a ban from US app stores.
President Trump previously asked the US Supreme Court to pause the ban so his administration can be given “the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case.”
TikTok previously filed a petition with the Supreme Court and argued a ban of the social media app with silence the speech of Americans.
“The Act will shutter one of America’s most popular speech platforms the day before a presidential inauguration,” TikTok argued.
“This, in turn, will silence the speech of Applicants and the many Americans who use the platform to communicate about politics, commerce, arts, and other matters of public concern.”
CNBC reported:
The Supreme Court has upheld the law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok by Sunday or face an effective ban of the popular social video app in the U.S.
ByteDance has so far refused to sell TikTok, meaning many U.S. users could lose access to the app this weekend. The app may still work for those who already have TikTok on their phones, although ByteDance has also threatened to shut the app down.
The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration, upholding the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act which President Joe Biden signed in April.
Under the terms of the law, third-party internet service providers like Apple
and Google
will be penalized for supporting a ByteDance-owned TikTok after the Jan. 19 deadline.
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