The US Supreme Court has upheld a law banning TikTok in the country starting Sunday unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance.
It argues that the national security risk posed by its ties to China outweighs concerns about limiting the speech of the app or its 170 million US users.
President-elect Donald Trump’s administration will “implement measures to prevent TikTok from going down,” according to Florida Rep. Mike Waltz, who is Trump’s pick to serve as national security adviser.
Waltz made the comment Thursday morning during an interview on the Fox News channel's “Fox & Friends” program, adding that the federal law that could ban TikTok starting Sunday “allows for an extension as long as there is a viable deal on the table.”
Trump, aware of TikTok's popularity and its 14.7 million followers on the app, finds himself on the opposite side of the argument from prominent Republican senators who blame TikTok's Chinese owner for not finding a buyer so far.
It is unclear what options Trump has once he is sworn in as president on Monday.
US Supreme Court confirms law banning TikTok starting Sunday; Trump would prepare measures to prevent it from shutting down.
The app will stop functioning in the United States if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it.
US Supreme Court is moving forward with the law that bans TikTok in the country.
US Supreme Court confirmed the law that bans TikTok in that country starting Sunday if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it.
It is argued that the national security risk posed by its ties to China outweighs concerns about limiting the expression of the app or its 170 million users in the United States.
The government of elected President Donald Trump “will implement measures to prevent TikTok from shutting down,” according to Florida Representative Mike Waltz, who is Trump's choice to serve as national security advisor.
Waltz made the comment Thursday morning during an interview on the Fox News channel's “Fox & Friends” program, adding that the federal law that could ban TikTok starting Sunday “allows for an extension as long as there is a viable deal on the table.”
Trump, aware of TikTok's popularity and its 14.7 million followers on the app, finds himself on the opposite side of the argument from prominent Republican senators who blame TikTok's Chinese owner for not finding a buyer so far.
It is unclear what options Trump has once he is sworn in as president on Monday.
The law allows for a 90-day pause on the app's restrictions if there have been advances towards a sale before it goes into effect.
Attorney General Elizabeth Prelogar, who defended the law before the Supreme Court during the Biden Democratic administration, told the judges last week that it is unclear whether the prospect of a sale once the law goes into effect could give TikTok a 90-day reprieve.
WORLD | 01/17/2025 | 09:29 | Updated
01/17/2025 9:29 AM
EFE