US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban appeal

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok owner ByteDance’s appeal of a law that would ban the app. The court He took over case (via NBC News) extraordinarily quickly — after only two days of company She filed her appeal. Oral arguments are scheduled for January 10.

the The law being challengedThe Protecting Americans from Controlled Apps from Foreign Adversaries Act is set to take effect on January 19, the day before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The court did not temporarily block the law when it said it would hear the case.

The draft law stipulates that the application will be banned if ByteDance does not sell the platform to an American company. It passed with overwhelming support in Congress President Biden signed it in April. The argument was that TikTok had become a national security issue.

Ministry of Justice Defend the law in lower courtsCiting concerns that the Chinese government could influence the company and collect data on American citizens. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit She supported the legislation Earlier this month.

ByteDance has claimed the law violates free speech rights, a position the ACLU holds Supported. Trump tried to ban TikTok during his first term, but changed his tune during the 2024 presidential campaign.