TikTok asks Supreme Court to block law banning social media app

As the clock winds down on TikTok becoming banned in the United States, the company asked the Supreme Court on Monday, Dec. 16, to block the law that would remove it from app stores. The law is set to take effect Jan. 19, forcing the app’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest the platform.

Earlier this year, Congress pushed the bipartisan measure forward, and President Joe Biden put pen to paper in April, paving the way for a ban on the social media app, which is used by millions of Americans.

An emergency court filing on Monday by TikTok’s lawyers said the law violates the First Amendment, pointing to the upcoming presidential inauguration and silencing its users.
 

“This, in turn, will silence the speech of Applicants and the many Americans who use the platform to communicate about politics, commerce, arts, and other matters of public concern.”

Court filing by TikTok’s lawyers

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