TikTok Shock: Supreme Court Upholds Law, Setting Stage For Ban On U.S. App Stores

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After years on the brink, TikTok’s clock has run out as the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that the app owned by China’s ByteDance must sell itself or be banned in the U.S.

on Jan. 19 due to national security concerns. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community,” the justices wrote in an unsigned opinion. “But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.

For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate petitioners’ First Amendment rights.” Read the Supreme Court’s TikTok opinion.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment; Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment.