Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a controversial ban on TikTok may take effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal from the popular appโ€™s owners that claimed the ban violated the First Amendment.

The court handed down an unsigned opinion and there were no noted dissents.

The decision, which followed warnings from the Biden administration that the app posed a โ€œgraveโ€ national security threat because of its ties to China, will allow the ban to start Sunday.

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But there are a lot of lingering questions about how the ban would work in practice because thereโ€™s no precedent for the US government blocking a major social media platform. And how exactly the government would enforce it remains unclear.

In its opinion, the Supreme Court acknowledged that for 170 million Americans TikTok offers โ€œa distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of communityโ€.

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But the court added that Congress was focused on national security concerns, noting that that was a deciding factor in how it weighed the case.

โ€œCongress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTokโ€™s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary,โ€ the court wrote.

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