Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, siding with Biden amid US-China tensions.

The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a law that mandates the sale or banning of TikTok due to national security concerns about data control by foreign adversaries. The decision comes amidst rising tensions between the US and China and days after the Biden Administration restricted AI-use GPU exports.
TikTok has announced it will go dark on January 19 unless the administration provides non-enforcement assurance, impacting over 170 million users. President-elect Donald Trump, taking office a day after the ban, suggests potential actions to save the app, possibly delaying enforcement.
Human rights groups criticize the court's decision as a dangerous precedent for free speech. The controversy has prompted TikTok users to push for alternative apps, while Justice Gorsuch and Patrick Toomey warn of constitutional overreach by prioritizing national security.