Court to hear arguments Friday on law forcing TikTok sale by Chinese parent company that takes effect in Jan. 19.

Summary

TikTok faces a U.S. shutdown by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court delays or blocks a law requiring its Chinese parent, ByteDance, to divest.

The Biden administration defends the law as a national security measure, citing potential risks of Chinese government influence. Content creators argue it violates free speech.

Donald Trump, once a supporter of the ban, seeks a delay to reach a “political resolution.”

A shutdown could cost TikTok millions of users and revenue. The court’s decision, due soon, could reshape U.S. digital speech policy.

  • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
    31·
    19 hours ago

    I don’t think the government has the right to control what you do in your private time on your private device.

    [Laughs in War in Drugs.]

      • lolcatnip@reddthat.comEnglish
        2·
        4 hours ago

        I agree, but that doesn’t change the fact that restricting what people can do in their own homes has been deemed constitutional under the interstate commerce clause art least since Wickard v. Filburn.