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Unanimous SCOTUS Upholds TikTok Ban – HotAir

To paraphrase The Boss, TikTok users may soon find themselves dancing in the dark. In a unanimous order handed down this morning, the Supreme Court ruled that the law passed by Congress banning the Chinese social-media app does not violate the constitution.





That sets up the new administration with a conundrum the day before it officially takes office:

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to be forced to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday. …

The court’s opinion comes days before the law, which was passed with bipartisan majorities of Congress last April, is set to take effect. TikTok and a group of content creators who use the app argued the law infringes on their free speech rights, and the Supreme Court heard arguments in their bid to block…

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