As I wrote here and was expected, TikTok has lost at the US Supreme Court: “The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a law that requires TikTok to be sold by its Chinese parent company or face a ban from U.S. app stores starting this Sunday. This decision follows the rejection of TikTok’s First Amendment challenge, setting a significant precedent for tech firms with foreign ownership.”
It is expected because no judge in this world will rule against a parliament on national security. In other words, this is beyond the paycheck of US Supreme Court justices. TikTok was just wasting time by expecting any justice to say “The US Congress is wrong on its legislation which was anchored on NATIONAL SECURITY to ban TikTok“. That will NEVER happen because no judge will ever do that.
The Supreme Court has upheld the impending TikTok ban. The video-sharing platform, owned by China-based ByteDance, argued its case on First Amendment grounds, but the court sided with lawmakers who cited a national security risk. Although the decision means TikTok could go dark as soon as Sunday, its U.S. future remains unclear: President Biden does not plan to immediately enforce the ban on his final day in office, according to ABC News, citing anonymous sources.
Now, the only hope for TikTok USA is DONALD TRUMP.
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TikTok Says It Will Shut Down US Operation If Supreme Court Upholds Ban
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