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, the video-based social media app used by more than 160 million people in the United States, faces an ultimatum to divest from its China-based parent company ByteDance or face a permanent U.S. ban, thanks to a bipartisan national security law signed by President
“Rarely if ever has the Court confronted a free speech case that matters to so many people,” wrote Jeffrey Fisher, a lawyer who will be arguing at the lectern on Friday on behalf of individual content creators.TikTok, enjoyed by millions for its mix of viral dance trends, news clips, and zoomers rushing to repost the latest memes, has become a cultural touchstone that legal experts say make it a unique case.
Yet, the platform’s popularity has drawn scrutiny from U.S. officials, who warn that ByteDance’s ties to Beijing pose significant national security risks. Trump sports over 14 million followers on the app and has even suggested the platform contributed to helping younger voters fold into his “Make America Great Again” base during the 2024 election. Although he initially recognized the national security implications at stake when he first floated banning the app in 2020, he posted on social media in September that he would “save TikTok in America.”
The Supreme Court is expected to focus on whether the law overreaches by effectively banning TikTok or strikes a reasonable balance by allowing the platform to operate independently of ByteDance.
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