The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review an urgent case filed by ByteDance – the Chinese Communist Party’s owner of the social media platform TikTok – after it was asked to do so. ByteDance had requested that the court conduct a review of the law which would have banned its website.
The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that they will be hearing a challenge against a new law that would result in the banning video sharing website TikTok.
The Court announced that it will allocate two hours of oral argument to Friday, January 10, 2025. The ban will take effect on 19 January 2025.
TikTok tried to find other ways to stop the law’s implementation but has not been successful.
Donald Trump, the President-elect, met with TikTok’s CEO on Monday. Trump praised TikTok during his remarks for helping him to win the November presidential election. He said he has a “warm spot in [his] heart” for the website.
The SCOTUS decision comes after President Joe Biden signed the bill into law in April. In early December, an appeals court ruled that the social media platform must either find a non-Chinese owner in six weeks or cease operations.
The full Supreme Court announcement can be read here.
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