U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) called the Supreme Court's decision to move forward with the TikTok ban a "violation of the First Amendment." The post Rand Paul Calls TikTok Ban ‘Violation of the First Amendment’ — Says Ruling Was ‘Based on Accusations,
Paul said he was disappointed, adding, "I do believe that banning a social media app like TikTok is a violation of the First Amendment."
This ruling will disappoint the app’s 170 million users in the United States. But it reflects eminently reasonable deference to the judgment of Congress.
TikTok will go dark on Sunday (January 19) in the US as the Supreme Court upholds legislation requiring the app to sell
Although former President Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2020 directing ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok in the United States, his amicus brief in the Supreme Court, filed late last month,
Will TikTok finally meet its fate Sunday? The future of the app with more than 170 million American users remains uncertain as the Supreme Court appears ready to uphold President
Trump, declaring the continued operation of TikTok a national emergency, issued in 2020 an executive order designed to crack down on TikTok’s operations in the United States. His order stated ...
The Supreme Court unanimously found the new law that could lead to a ban of TikTok does not violate the First Amendment rights of the platform or its users.
Now that TikTok has finally reached the end of its legal options in the US to avoid a ban, somehow its future seems less clear than ever. The Supreme Court couldn’t have been more direct: the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,
The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.
Psychologists hope move against the app could turn spotlight on social media addiction but Trump and would-be buyers may have other plans