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TikTok Thanks Donald Trump For “Commitment To Work With Us To Find A Solution” As Supreme Court Upholds Law Setting Stage For Ban – Update
After years on the brink, TikTok’s clock has run out as the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that the app owned by China’s ByteDance must sell itself or be banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19 due to national security concerns. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million […]
“There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community,” the justices wrote in an unsigned opinion. The ban would take effect under a new bipartisan law, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Controlled Applications Act, signed by President Joe Biden last year. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, noted longstanding foreign ownership restrictions on U.S. broadcast television assets and said there’s no reason they shouldn’t also apply to social media.
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