TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US
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1 month ago

TikTok is inching closer to a potential ban in the US

The Hindu  

TikTok's future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires the social media platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January. Here are some details on the ruling and what could happen next: In their lawsuit, TikTok and ByteDance, which is also a plaintiff in the case, had challenged the law on various fronts, arguing in part that the statute ran afoul of the First Amendment and was an unconstitutional bill of attainder that unfairly targeted the two companies. TikTok indicated in a statement on Friday the two companies are preparing to take their case to high court, saying the Supreme Court has “an established historical record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech." It's possible he could invoke provisions of the law that allow the president to determine whether a sale or a similar transaction frees TikTok from “foreign adversary” control. In a statement issued Friday, Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, said he was “optimistic that President Trump will facilitate an American takeover of TikTok” and allow its continued use in the United States.

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Why the Supreme Court Is Poised to Let the TikTok Ban Stand
55 years ago

Why the Supreme Court Is Poised to Let the TikTok Ban Stand

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. On Friday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could determine the fate of TikTok for every American seeking to use or publish on the platform: Absent the justices’ intervention, the app will be banned in the …

The Supreme Court is considering a possible TikTok ban. Here’s what to know about the case
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22 hours, 32 minutes ago

The Supreme Court is considering a possible TikTok ban. Here’s what to know about the case

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app’s fate in their hands. TikTok’s lawyers challenged the law in court, joined by users and content creators who say a ban would upend their livelihoods. He took the unusual step of filing court documents asking the Supreme …

US Supreme Court's TikTok ban case: What you need to know
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1 day, 9 hours ago

US Supreme Court's TikTok ban case: What you need to know

India Today  

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app’s fate in their hands. TikTok’s lawyers challenged the law in court, joined by users and content creators who say a ban would upend their livelihoods. He took the unusual step of filing court documents asking the Supreme Court to …

TikTok ban: Why the ByteDance app might actually get banned from the U.S.
1 day, 10 hours ago

TikTok ban: Why the ByteDance app might actually get banned from the U.S.

Slate  

This article was republished from the Rip Current by Jacob Ward and has been lightly edited for Slate. In fact, as the Supreme Court prepares to take up the question of TikTok’s continued existence in the United States on Friday, around the world the executives of dozens of companies, having read the headlines, are undoubtedly waking up sweating in the …

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work
55 years ago

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

Wired  

TikTok’s day of reckoning in the US has arrived. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, states that ByteDance must sell TikTok’s US business to a non-Chinese company by January 19—no buyer has yet been found—or see the app blocked in the US. The Supreme Court, which is hearing the case quickly due to the impending deadline and …

TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security
1 day, 20 hours ago

TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information. The Biden administration, defending the law that President …

Banning TikTok won’t solve your data-security problem
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3 days, 7 hours ago

Banning TikTok won’t solve your data-security problem

Live Mint  

During last year’s presidential campaign, Kamala Harris regularly posted on TikTok, encouraging voters to follow her on the platform, as did Joe Biden before he withdrew. he wrote on Truth Social last week, above a bar graph that showed his TikTok views outpacing not only Ms. Harris’s but also those of Tucker Carlson and Taylor Swift. As Scientific American reported …

TikTok users want SCOTUS to think it’s more about dance videos than Chinese international intrigue
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3 days, 9 hours ago

TikTok users want SCOTUS to think it’s more about dance videos than Chinese international intrigue

CNN  

CNN — TikTok, the popular social media platform celebrated for its frothy mix of dance videos, cat antics, news clips and recipes, will wage a substantial First Amendment battle at the Supreme Court on Friday. “Most of it consists of things like dance videos, home-repair tutorials, and montages of weekend getaways.” More importantly as a matter of First Amendment protection, …

‘Shark Tank’ investor joins former Dodgers owner in last-ditch effort to buy TikTok
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4 days, 9 hours ago

‘Shark Tank’ investor joins former Dodgers owner in last-ditch effort to buy TikTok

LA Times  

Kevin O’Leary says he has joined a group known as the People’s Bid for TikTok that has been putting together an offer for the social media app’s U.S. business. Kevin O’Leary, one of the venture capitalist “sharks” from the reality television show, said Monday that he had joined a group known as the People’s Bid for TikTok that has been …

TikTok could be banned in the US in days. Creators are left in limbo
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5 days, 10 hours ago

TikTok could be banned in the US in days. Creators are left in limbo

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If the government prevails as it did in …

TikTok Creators Left In Limbo While Awaiting Decision On Potential Platform Ban
5 days, 21 hours ago

TikTok Creators Left In Limbo While Awaiting Decision On Potential Platform Ban

Huff Post  

FILE - A man carries a Free TikTok sign in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump was underway on April 15, 2024, in New York. For creators, the TikTok doomsday scenarios are nothing new since President-elect Donald Trump first tried to ban the platform through executive order during his first term. But I’m staying calm,” …

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
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5 days, 21 hours ago

TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban

Associated Press  

Will TikTok be banned this month? But I’m staying calm,” said Gillian Johnson, who benefited financially from TikTok’s live feature and rewards program, which helped creators generate higher revenue potential by posting high-quality original content. My Neighbor.” Johnson said the idea of TikTok going away is “hard to accept.” Many creators have taken to TikTok to voice their frustrations, grappling …

What happens if the US bans TikTok?
6 days, 13 hours ago

What happens if the US bans TikTok?

The Independent  

Sign 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. open image in gallery TikTok’s role in ensuring non-famous people experience viral fame is …

DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law
1 week ago

DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law

Hindustan Times  

By David Shepardson DOJ urges Supreme Court to reject Trump request to delay TikTok ban law WASHINGTON, - The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan. 19. DOJ said no …

A TikTok ban looms. Creators say they’ll believe it when they see it.
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1 week, 1 day ago

A TikTok ban looms. Creators say they’ll believe it when they see it.

Live Mint  

Sarah Perl is adamant that TikTok isn’t getting banned—so much so that the full-time content creator isn’t making any backup plans. “It’s nothing other than business as usual for me," said the 23-year-old from Los Angeles, who has spent four years making lifestyle content for her followers on the platform, which now number 2.5 million. Mylen Yamamoto Tansingco, chief executive …

Life after TikTok: The European country that banned videos
1 week, 2 days ago

Life after TikTok: The European country that banned videos

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It will have a huge impact on my business …

‘Lawless’: Legal experts knock Trump’s ‘silly’ TikTok filing to Supreme Court
1 week, 3 days ago

‘Lawless’: Legal experts knock Trump’s ‘silly’ TikTok filing to Supreme Court

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s recent legal filing to the Supreme Court regarding a possible ban on the popular TikTok app was largely met with ridicule and bewilderment by legal experts, who doubted the incoming president’s legal basis for his request. “It would be pretty lawless of them to.” Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, took aim at John …

Trump tries to save TikTok from the law
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1 week, 3 days ago

Trump tries to save TikTok from the law

Live Mint  

The drafters of the U.S. Constitution debated whether one or more chief executives was the best form of government. That’s the essence of Mr. Trump’s amicus brief filed Friday in TikTok v. Garland, which the Supreme Court will hear on Jan. 10. To grant Mr. Trump’s request for a stay now would set a bad precedent that invites future incoming …

Supreme Court might not 'have the stomach' to accept Trump's new legal demand: expert
1 week, 5 days ago

Supreme Court might not 'have the stomach' to accept Trump's new legal demand: expert

Raw Story  

The Donald Trump-friendly U.S. Supreme Court may be ready to buck him, an ex-prosecutor said. "Meanwhile, as the date for the TikTok ban in the U.S., January 19, draws closer, Donald Trump was among a number of litigants filing Amicus briefs with the Supreme Court last week," Vance wrote this weekend. Consistent with his commanding presence in this area, President …

Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban
2 weeks ago

Trump asks US Supreme Court to pause law threatening TikTok ban

Deccan Chronicle  

US President-elect Donald Trump filed a brief Friday urging the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok the day before his January 20 inauguration if it is not sold by its Chinese owner ByteDance. "Trump was fiercely opposed to TikTok during his 2017-21 first term, and tried in vain to ban the video app on national security …

Trump bats for China's TikTok app, urges top court to pause ban to pursue 'political' route
2 weeks ago

Trump bats for China's TikTok app, urges top court to pause ban to pursue 'political' route

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump submitted a brief to the country’s Supreme Court asking the apex body to block the law that calls for the banning or selling of the video-sharing app TikTok. Image Credit: Reuters In an unusual brief submitted to the US Supreme Court, President-elect Donald Trump requested that the apex body to block the law requiring the video-sharing …

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban amid national security concerns
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2 weeks ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban amid national security concerns

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump requested that the Supreme Court postpone the possible TikTok ban until his administration could work towards a "political resolution" to the problem. The request came …

Week in politics: Trump makes court filing over TikTok ban, bipartisanship in Congress
2 weeks ago

Week in politics: Trump makes court filing over TikTok ban, bipartisanship in Congress

NPR  

Week in politics: Trump makes court filing over TikTok ban, bipartisanship in Congress What a year it has been in politics - how might some of 2024 dynamics play out in early 2025? And, of course, our companion through much of this tumultuous and momentous year in politics is here, too, NPR's senior editor and correspondent Ron Elving. President Trump …

Trump asks the Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, set to go into effect in January
2 weeks ago

Trump asks the Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, set to go into effect in January

NPR  

Trump asks the Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, set to go into effect in January President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President-elect Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay a law that would otherwise ban TikTok next month. ALLYN: Yeah, as you mentioned, Trump …

Trump wants to delay TikTok ban, seeks 'political resolution' | Decoding shift in position
2 weeks ago

Trump wants to delay TikTok ban, seeks 'political resolution' | Decoding shift in position

India TV News  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday filed a brief urging the Supreme Court to delay the potential TikTok ban. Trump's request comes after the Biden administration filed a brief urging the Court that the statute, which will potentially ban TikTok, is needed to eliminate a national security risk. Decoding the change in stance During his first term, Trump sought to …

Trump urges Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
2 weeks ago

Trump urges Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-28 08:54 WASHINGTON -- US President-elect Donald Trump has urged the Supreme Court to delay the TikTok ban in order to allow time for a negotiated solution, according to a legal document filed Friday. The document was filed by John Sauer, whom Trump nominated to serve as Solicitor General, a position typically responsible for representing the US …

Donald Trump urges US Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban law
2 weeks ago

Donald Trump urges US Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban law

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump has urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale, arguing he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue. Trump's support for TikTok is a reversal from 2020, when he tried to block the app in …

Can Trump persuade the Supreme Court to stand aside so he can solve the TikTok problem?
2 weeks ago

Can Trump persuade the Supreme Court to stand aside so he can solve the TikTok problem?

LA Times  

The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone. President-elect Donald Trump is telling the Supreme Court that he can make a deal that will resolve the national security dispute over TikTok and preserve the video site for 170 million Americans. “President Trump alone possesses the consummate deal-making expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will …

Trump asks Supreme Court to block TikTok ban as he considers ‘political resolution’
2 weeks ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to block TikTok ban as he considers ‘political resolution’

The Independent  

Sign 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 Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a …

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh In After He Takes Office
2 weeks ago

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban So He Can Weigh In After He Takes Office

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law …

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
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2 weeks ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

Associated Press  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban …

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, while Biden says app poses ‘grave’ threat
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban, while Biden says app poses ‘grave’ threat

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court to pause a controversial ban on TikTok that is set to take effect next month, telling the justices in a legal filing Friday that a delay would allow his administration to “pursue a negotiated resolution.” Trump’s request for a delay in implementing the ban puts him at odds with the Biden …

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban …

Trump suggests allowing TikTok to continue in US: Keep this sucker for a while
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump suggests allowing TikTok to continue in US: Keep this sucker for a while

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he favoured allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign. The US Senate passed a law in April requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest the app, citing national …

Potential TikTok bidder seeks a CEO, prepares business overhaul
3 weeks ago

Potential TikTok bidder seeks a CEO, prepares business overhaul

The Hindu  

U.S. billionaire businessman Frank McCourt is crafting a fundamental overhaul of TikTok's business model as part of a plan to bid for the Chinese-owned short-form video app, he told Reuters. McCourt, who formerly owned the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, said he has received verbal funding commitments totaling $20 billion from a consortium of investors to rescue the app from …

TikTok gets big boost from US Supreme Court
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

TikTok gets big boost from US Supreme Court

China Daily  

The US Supreme Court has thrown a significant roadblock in the path of a new law that would ban the wildly popular TikTok app throughout the United States. By now, you may likely know the backstory about TikTok: Earlier this year, members of the US Congress authored and passed legislation that was quickly signed by US President Joe Biden, which …

US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge

China Daily  

People gather for a press conference about their opposition to a TikTok ban on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 22, 2023. The US Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it would consider TikTok's challenge to legislation that could force the popular social media platform to be sold to a US company by Jan 19 or face a nationwide ban. …

US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge

China Daily  

Civil rights groups voice strong concerns over legislation forcing sale of platform The US Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it would consider TikTok's challenge to legislation that could force the popular social media platform to be sold to a US company by Jan 19 or face a nationwide ban. "There's a political case to make because so many small businesses …

US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge
Top News
3 weeks, 1 day ago

US top court to hear TikTok ban challenge

China Daily  

People gather for a press conference about their opposition to a TikTok ban on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on March 22, 2023. The US Supreme Court announced on Wednesday it would consider TikTok's challenge to legislation that could force the popular social media platform to be sold to a US company by Jan 19 or face a nationwide ban. …

The 1 Thing You Should Do On TikTok Before A Potential Ban
3 weeks, 2 days ago

The 1 Thing You Should Do On TikTok Before A Potential Ban

Huff Post  

Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Worried about losing access to your TikToks? Lawmakers behind the TikTok ban said the app’s Chinese owner has national security risks that could allow the Chinese government to gain access to sensitive U.S. data ― an accusation TikTok denies. I’m one of the 170 million Americans who use TikTok every day, and I’ve started downloading …

TikTok ban in US: What happens next after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?
3 weeks, 2 days ago

TikTok ban in US: What happens next after Supreme Court agrees to review potential US ban?

The Hindu  

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. TikTok and its parent ByteDance aim to block a U.S. law passed in April that would force …

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app
3 weeks, 2 days ago

TikTok ban in numbers: The rise and impending fall of the world’s most controversial app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This has helped bring the total number of TikTok users around the world to above 2 billion, …

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban TikTok ahead of looming deadline
3 weeks, 2 days ago

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to ban TikTok ahead of looming deadline

India Today  

The US Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by January 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. TikTok and ByteDance asked the Supreme Court on December 16 to pause the law, which they said …

Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban challenge nine days before it takes effect
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban challenge nine days before it takes effect

The Independent  

Sign 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 …

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case
3 weeks, 2 days ago

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case

Raw Story  

The US Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok's appeal of a law that would force its Chinese owner to sell the online video-sharing platform or shut it down. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, would block TikTok from US app stores and web hosting services unless ByteDance sells its stake by January 19. "Congress has …

Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Supreme Court will hear arguments over the law that could ban TikTok in the US if it’s not sold

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it. But the high court still could act after the arguments to keep the law from taking effect pending a final ruling, if at …

Supreme Court will take up TikTok’s bid to avoid US ban
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court will take up TikTok’s bid to avoid US ban

Politico  

Instead, the justices decided to receive full legal briefing through the holidays on the First Amendment issues at stake and to hear the case before Trump’s inauguration. “We’re pleased with today’s Supreme Court order,” TikTok spokesperson Michael Hughes said. “We believe the Court will find the TikTok ban unconstitutional so the over 170 million Americans on our platform can continue …

US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s challenge to looming ban
Top News
3 weeks, 3 days ago

US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s challenge to looming ban

Al Jazeera  

The top US court will hear arguments on January 10 on whether the law that would ban the platform violates free speech rights. Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s bid to block a law that would ban or compel the sale of the video platform over its links to China. “The parties are …

Supreme Court to hear TikTok case before ban deadline
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Supreme Court to hear TikTok case before ban deadline

LA Times  

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that would ban the popular social media app next month unless its Chinese owner sells it. The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that would ban the popular social media app next month unless its Chinese owner sells it. “We believe …

Trump meets TikTok CEO as platform fights US ban
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Trump meets TikTok CEO as platform fights US ban

The Independent  

Sign 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 Donald Trump reportedly met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew …

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