The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration on a law that could ban TikTok in the coming days. In a unanimous decision, the court enforces the law.
This decision marks the end of TikTok’s numerous legal challenges against a law, adopted last springwhich forces ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States. This comes amid growing tensions between the United States and China, and just days after the Biden administration moved in. restrict export GPUs used for AI applications.
The future of TikTok, however, remains somewhat uncertain. White House officials said Thursday that the Biden administration would not apply ban on President Joe Biden’s last day in office. The company said in a legal filing in December that it would forced to close in the United States, unless the courts intervene. New President Donald Trump, who will be sworn in one day after the ban takes effect, has suggested he wants to “save” the application. This has given rise to speculation that he may ask the Justice Department not to enforce the law or find other provision this would allow the application to remain accessible.
TikTok users strongly opposed the ban. Before the law is passed, legions of fans called the offices of their representatives in Congress, urging them not to support the bill. The move may have had unintended consequences, as some members of Congress accused TikTok, which had encouraged users to make calls, of “interfering with the legislative process.” More recently, TikTok fans have pushed a number of previously unknown apps, including a Chinese social media app. known as “RedNote” or Xiaohongshu, at the top of app stores as they search for alternatives.
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