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TikTok Asks Supreme Court To Halt Law That Could Lead To A Ban In The U.S.


TikTok is asking the Supreme Court to put a pause on a law that requires that its Chinese-parent sell its U.S. operations or face a ban on tech platforms. Courts have so far rejected TikTok’s claim that the law is in violation of the First Amendment. Its parent, ByteDance, has until Jan. 19 to divest […]

TikTokJaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images TikTok is asking the Supreme Court to put a pause on a law that requires that its Chinese-parent sell its U.S. operations or face a ban on tech platforms. In its emergency application to the Supreme Court, TikTok says that the law “will shutter one of America’s most popular speech platforms the day before a presidential inauguration.” In a statement, TikTok said, “The Supreme Court has an established record of upholding Americans’ right to free speech.

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