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TikTok ban case: US Supreme Court to hear oral arguments today
The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Friday morning in a landmark case that could determine whether TikTok can remain in business in the US without severing its ties to its Chinese parent, ByteDance.
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A decision either way could have far-reaching consequences, not only for the short-video platform’s 170 million American users but also for the growing field in which First Amendment rights and national-security concerns intersect.
America’s highest court will hear two consolidated cases – one brought by TikTok and ByteDance and another filed by content creators on the platform. Both challenge a US law that mandates the app’s ban by January 19 unless it is sold to a non-Chinese buyer.
In April last year, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which President Joe Biden subsequently signed into law.
In backing the law, US lawmakers and government officials cited the possibility that Beijing could force ByteDance to use its algorithm in a way that could harm US interests.
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TikTok denies these charges and contends the law is at odds with free-speech rights guaranteed by the US Constitution. It and ByteDance argue that the law violates their First Amendment rights by restricting their ability to operate as a speech platform.