Fri, 17 Jan 2025

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law

A law passed last year requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the video platform or face a ban.

* US Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok unless ByteDance sells platform by January 19, 2025
* Law was challenged by TikTok, arguing it would violate free speech protections for its 170 million US users
* Supreme Court ruled unanimously that law does not infringe on First Amendment rights
* Decision means Apple and Google will stop offering app to new users from Sunday and provide no security updates to current users
* ByteDance vows not to sell TikTok, plans to shut down US operations unless there is a reprieve
* Incoming President Donald Trump's administration will enforce the law
* Trump says he will make decision on TikTok in "not too distant future"
* Content creators and users are concerned about impact of ban on their livelihoods
* Cybersecurity firms have raised concerns about app's data collection practices and relationship with Chinese government
* China has denied pressuring companies to collect information on its behalf
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