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When will the Supreme Court decide on the TikTok ban case?
The Supreme Court is set to begin hearing arguments on whether a recently signed law banning TikTok in the United States violates the First Amendment.
The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on TikTok’s challenge to the law that would lead to banning the app in the United States.
The high court will begin hearing arguments on Friday, Jan. 10 on whether the measure prohibiting the social media platform from operating in the country violates the First Amendment.
TikTok has asked the Supreme Court to freeze the legislation that requires the company to be sold to a new, non-Chinese owner.
The app, which has more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S., has said it would shut down operations in the country on Jan. 19, 2025, if the Supreme Court does not overturn the law or delay its effectivity date.
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Trump asks Supreme Court for time to settle TikTok issue
President-elect Donald Trump has taken back his earlier support for a ban, and asked the high court to give him and his government time to reach a “political resolution” to the matter.
It has yet to be seen if the court will let Trump’s request sway their decision either way.
Congress approved and President Joe Biden signed the law last year requiring the app’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell the platform or be banned from the country.
Supporters of the legislation argue that TikTok presents a national security threat, expressing worries the Chinese government could use the platform to spy on Americans.
TikTok executives and users for their part say banning the app is a violation of the First Amendment.
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As the bill currently stands, if the sale does not push through by Jan. 19, 2025, the app will be banned from the country.
The body ordered the Justice Department and TikTok’s legal team to make their case on whether the law banning the platform is a violation of the First Amendment.
If the Supreme court decides not to take action on the appeal, the ban will be enforced a day before Trump’s inauguration into the White House on Jan. 20, 2025.
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