TikTok Seeks Supreme Court Review to Prevent U.S. Ban

The platform requests a legal pause on a January 19 ban, citing economic impact and constitutional concerns.

TikTok has filed an emergency motion to halt the enforcement of a U.S. law requiring its sale or ban, pending Supreme Court review.
The law, upheld by a federal appeals court, mandates ByteDance divest TikTok by January 19 due to national security concerns tied to its Chinese ownership.
TikTok argues the ban would violate First Amendment rights and significantly harm its U.S. operations, with potential economic losses of $1.3 billion in the first month alone.
The Biden administration justifies the law as addressing risks of data access and content manipulation by the Chinese government, though TikTok denies these claims.
President-elect Donald Trump, previously a proponent of banning TikTok, now opposes the measure, adding political uncertainty to the app's future in the U.S.