The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Friday morning on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the U.S.
Justices will hear arguments in two consolidated cases taking aim at the federal law, which requires Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest from TikTok, or else TikTok will be banned from U.S. app stores and from being hosted by American internet service providers.
Listen to live coverage as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in TikTok's appeal to block enforcement of a federal law that would require the app to shut down in the United States. TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media platform in the U.
The justices also have before them a plea from President-elect Donald Trump to give him time to reach a “political resolution” and avoid deciding the case.
The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether to block it.
The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.
The attorney general argues that the social media company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by listing itself as appropriate for children.
The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court. The justices largely hold the app’s fate in their hands as they hear the case Friday.
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I see the way young people interact in day-to-day life and how TikTok has shaped their personalities and it does concern me.”
The Supreme Court will debate whether TikTok can be banned in the U.S. later this month in a case pitting national security against free speech.