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Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law That Could Shut Down TikTok
The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
Supreme Court to hear arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday
In one of the most important cases of the social media age, free speech and national security collide at the Supreme Court on Friday in arguments over the fate of TikTok, a wildly popular digital platform that roughly half the people in the United States use for entertainment and information.
As Supreme Court ponders fate of TikTok, ByteDance has a backup plan
TikTok's parent company is asking the Supreme Court to halt a law that would require the company to sell TikTok to a U.S. firm or face a ban.
TikTok is heading to the Supreme Court to challenge its U.S. ban. Here's what to know
Lawyers for TikTok will argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department will contend that the app is a national security risk.
When is TikTok Getting Banned in 2025? US Supreme Court Action Explained
TikTok will make its final plea against a nationwide ban to the Supreme Court today, in a move which could affect millions of users.
TikTok Says It Will Shut Down In U.S. by Jan. 19 Unless Supreme Court Strikes Down or Delays Ban
TikTok says it will shut down in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down a law aimed at forcing its Chinese parent company to sell.
TikTok to make final plea at Supreme Court against US ban
TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech. The popular social media platform is challenging a law passed last year ordering the firm to be split from its Chinese owner or be blocked from the US by 19 January.
TikTok plans to shut down if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene
TikTok will argue its case in front of the Supreme Court this week, but if a law isn't overturned, the app will shut down by January 19.
TikTok to shut down site in US if ban is upheld
TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok’s
TikTok Plans to Shut Down in U.S. Jan. 19 Due to Ban
TikTok said it will shut down by Jan. 19—the proposed date of the social media app's U.S. ban—if the Supreme Court does not intervene.
TikTok Plans U.S. Shutdown Unless Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Sale
TikTok plans to shut down its operations in the United States by January 19 if the Supreme Court does not strike down or delay the enforcement of a new law […] The post TikTok Plans U.S. Shutdown Unless Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Sale appeared first on Baller Alert.

TikTok, ByteDance and Lemon8

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ByteDance's latest export after TikTok: gripping Chinese short dramas
ByteDance, owner of popular short-video app TikTok and its Chinese sibling Douyin, has launched a short-drama app in ...
Is TikTok actually getting banned? How to backup and download your videos, just in case
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Video editing app Captions switches to a freemium model to boost growth
Video editing app Captions is looking to cash in on uncertainty around TikTok and ByteDance's video editing app CapCut's ...