Here is what Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Kentanji Brown Jackson and Chief Justice John Roberts said about TikTok's Chinese parent company.
At the Supreme Court argument, the justices homed in on one key question: Can Congress ban a speech platform to stop the Chinese government from manipulating it?
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday.
The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a new law that could force TikTok to shut down in the U.S., with conservative and liberal justices alike expressing skepticism about the legal challenge.
The Supreme Court appeared to favor the government's national security claims over TikTok's 1st Amendment argument.
The Supreme Court appeared ready to uphold a law that will ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owners don't sell the widly popular platform.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh brought up past examples of the U.S. blocking broadcasting companies from having ties to foreign governments and brought up the government’s concerns about TikTok collecting data on U.S. users, which he said “seems like a huge concern for the future of the country.”
Here is what Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Kentanji Brown Jackson and Chief Justice John Roberts said about TikTok's Chinese parent company.
Early in arguments that lasted more than two and a half hours, Chief Justice John Roberts identified his main concern: TikTok’s ownership by China-based ByteDance and the parent company's requirement to cooperate with the Chinese government’s ...
The case hinges on whether TikTok can convince Justices that such a mandate violates the First Amendment by forcing a foreign-controlled app to sell or shut down. As of Friday, they have not — and the Court has compelled Tik-Tok to be sold or shuttered this weekend.
Chief Justice John Roberts asked if the Chinese-based ByteDance is using TikTok to get Americans to argue with each other. “If they do, I’d say they’re winning,” Roberts said to laughter ...
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