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Supreme Court Signals It’s Likely to Uphold TikTok Ban in US
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January 10, 2025
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1:19Now PlayingThe Supreme Court signaled it’s likely to uphold a law that would ban the popular TikTok social media platform in the US if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company by Jan. 19. #supremecourt #scotus #tiktok #politics
Hearing arguments in Washington, a majority of justices suggested they see US national security concerns as overriding the free speech interests of the companies and content creators. Several justices cast the law as being focused not on speech, but on ByteDance Ltd., the parent company that Congress concluded has dangerously close ties with China’s Communist government.
“Are we supposed to ignore the fact that the ultimate parent is in fact subject to doing intelligence work for the Chinese government?” Chief Justice John Roberts asked TikTok’s lawyer during a session that lasted more than 2 1/2 hours Friday.
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