Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban challenge nine days before it takes effect
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.S. Supreme Court has said it would hear arguments in TikTok’s challenge to a law that threatens to ban the app from millions of users in the United States. open image in gallery TikTok users, including paid creators, urged Congress not to pass the law ByteDance had nine months to sell off TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps, or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services on January 19. For months, TikTok has been trying to fight the law from taking effect, arguing it will “shutter one of America’s most popular speech platforms” and thus create a chilling effect. open image in gallery TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew faced interrogative questioning from lawmakers during his congressional hearing last year Since arguments are set to take place before Trump takes office on January 20, the Biden administration will be arguing on behalf of the government – though it was Trump’s first administration that moved to ban the social media app.