US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban

The US Supreme Court ordered TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance to sell or sell the popular app. passed legislation requiring it to be banned in the country on national security grounds. The critical decision was made just days before the law, which is expected to come into force on Sunday, January 19, and will have significant consequences for the approximately 170 million Americans who use TikTok.

The justices unanimously approved the law. The law’s passage received broad bipartisan support from Congress due to China’s influence on TikTok and data security concerns. While the court accepted the application’s function as a platform for expression, it found the congressional findings justified that TikTok’s ties with China could open the door to the misuse of American data and propaganda operations.

The only way for TikTok is to be sold to an American company

TikTok and ByteDance objected to the law on the grounds that it violated the right to freedom of expression, but the court ruled that the law only targeted national security.

While the Biden administration draws attention to serious risks regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and China’s control over the application, former President Donald Trump recently indicated that he may support TikTok to continue operating in the United States.

Law requires ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American company However, the sales process may require a complex process and this process may take months.. As you may remember, Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, formerly known as Twitter, involved long negotiations and sales processes.

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