The Supreme Court sided against TikTok, upholding the law
forcing the app's sale or ban in the U.S. The Supreme Court
ruled the law does not violate the First Amendment rights of the
app and its users, upholding the federal government's national
security argument and leaving TikTok open to a ban on Jan. 19
unless it is sold to an American company.
TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance,
had until Sunday to sell the platform under federal legislation
signed into law by President Joe Biden last
spring. If Beijing-based ByteDance fails to do so, TikTok is banned in the U.S., making it illegal
for U.S. internet hosting services and app stores to distribute the
platform.
The legislation, which implements the ban, has been in the works
for several years, as some government officials believe TikTok is a national security threat, and could
be sharing U.S. user data with the Chinese government.
