US Supreme Court rules against TikTok, upholds ban
The Supreme Court of the United States on Friday issued a verdict against Chinese social media platform TikTok by upholding the federal law that could potentially lead to the video-sharing app being banned in the country.
During a hearing earlier in the day, a top court bench noted that the law, passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in Congress last year and approved by outgoing President Joe Biden, does not infringe upon the First Amendment’s protection against government restrictions on free speech.
Justices handed down an unsigned opinion and there were reportedly no noted dissents. The top court decision, which was prompted by warnings from the Biden administration that the video-sharing app is a ‘grave’ threat to national security due to its links with China, paves the way for the ban to take effect starting Sunday (January 19).
