The Supreme Court heard about two hours of arguments over the future of TikTok today. The basic argument here is between TikTok which claims it is all about free speech both for the 170 million Americans who use the platform and the US subsidiary. On the other hand, the US government says the app presents a national security threat because it is owned by a Chinese company subject to the Chinese government. Under Chinese law, companies are required to turn over any data the government requests at any time. The consensus after today’s arguments concluded is that the Supreme Court sounds likely to uphold the ban passed by congress last year.
After more than two hours of argument, a majority of justices seemed to embrace Congress’s national security concerns about the ability of the Chinese government to harvest the sensitive data of millions of American…
