The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Friday morning in a case challenging a ban of TikTok in the United States if it is not sold by its owner, ByteDance, which is based in China. TikTok has repeatedly claimed that the law requiring the ban is a violation of First Amendment rights.

Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical on Friday that a law requiring TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance, or be banned from the U.S., violates the First Amendment. The exception ...

The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Friday to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States by Jan. 19, with the justices focusing on the national security concerns about China that prompted the crackdown.

Supreme Court upholds law requiring TikTok sale or ban in U.S., citing national security concerns over Chinese ownership.

A law that bans TikTok in the U.S. is set to take effect Jan. 19, 2025, unless its China-based parent company sells its U.S. operations. TikTok attempted to sue the U.S. governmen

The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok,

The Supreme Court appeared inclined on Friday to preserve a statute that would require the sale or prohibition of the well-known short-video app TikTok in the United States by9. TakeAway Points: The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Friday to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban the popular short-video app

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TikTok is set to "go dark" on Sunday for its 170 million American users after the Supreme Court upheld a law that would ban the app that same day in the United States.

The Supreme Court acted speedily in the case, having held arguments on Jan. 10, just nine days before the deadline set under the law. The case pitted free speech rights against national security concerns in the age of social media.

The federal law was the culmination of a yearslong saga over TikTok, which the government sees as a national security threat due to its connections in China.