From CNET: The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could pave the way for a US ban of TikTok to take effect as soon as Sunday.
The nation's highest court said that while TikTok is "a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community," Congress has determined that a sale is needed to "address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok's data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary."
"For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate petitioners' First Amendment rights," the court said in its ruling.
The law passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden last year would effectively ban the app in the US if TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance doesn't sell it to a buyer deemed fit by US officials by Jan. 19.
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