Donald Trump Asks Supreme Court To Put A Pause On Looming TikTok Ban

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Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to pause a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok so his incoming administration can pursue a “negotiated resolution” to prevent a shutdown of the app. “President Trump takes no position on the merits of the dispute.

Instead, he urges the Court to stay thestatute’s effective date to allow his incoming Administration to pursue a negotiated resolution thatcould prevent a nationwide shutdown of TikTok, thus preserving the First Amendment rights of tens ofmillions of Americans, while also addressing the government’s national security concerns,” Trump’s attorneys wrote in a brief to the high court.

Congress overwhelmingly passed a law last year to force the Chinese parent of TikTok, ByteDance, to sell the social media platform or face a restriction on its availability in the United States.

Read Donald Trump’s TikTok brief. TikTok has challenged the law, and the Supreme Court earlier this month agreed to hear the challenge on an expedited schedule.