TikTok and its Chinese parent company asked the US Supreme Court to block a government ban set to take effect next month, making a late push to keep the social-media platform operating in a market with more than 170 million users.
TikTok has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that could lead to its ban in the United States, arguing that the legislation violates the First Amendment rights of its 170 million American users. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, requires TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations by January 19, 2025, or face a nationwide ban. TikTok contends that this law is unconstitutional and that the government has not provided sufficient evidence to justify such a drastic measure. The company also argues that the divestiture demanded by the law is not feasible commercially, technologically, or legally. This legal challenge follows after a federal judge in Texas dismissed a similar lawsuit by TikTok, prompting the company to seek intervention from the Supreme Court to prevent what it describes as an unprecedented suppression of free speech.
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