The court’s ruling rejected an appeal by the owners of Tik Tok who claimed that the ban violates the First Amendment of the Constitution regarding freedom of expression.
The unsigned and unanimously supported decision ratified the clues recently given by the highest court of justice that it could be in line with the law signed in April by President Joe Biden in an effort to restrict the operation of this application unless the Chinese company ByteDance sells its stake in the platform to an American buyer.
Those who defend the anti-TikTok measure claim it is a risk to national security, while critics say it is driven by anti-Chinese sentiment and goes against freedom of expression.
Opponents of the ordinance also warn that the law puts at risk the livelihood of many content creators and small business owners who depend on TikTok.
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in the case that sought to overturn the law, but the justices (six conservatives and three liberals) seemed to lean in favor of the US government’s reasoning that it is a risk to national security.
TikTok said the sale is practically impossible and that if the law is not overturned it will simply close the platform in the US nation.
The Biden administration said it would leave this hot potato in the hands of Trump, who enters the White House again as of Monday.
By the way, Trump supports Tik Tok. The social network’s CEO, Shou Chew, will be one of the guests at his inauguration along with other CEOs of major technology companies.
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