Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is calling on President Joe Biden to delay a ban on TikTok that could go into effect in the coming days. The Supreme Court could rule as early as Friday whether or not the original ban is constitutional or if it should be delayed and debated further.
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.
The Supreme Court said it may announce opinions on Friday, a last-minute addition that comes just two days before a law that would ban TikTok is set to go into effect.
With the TikTok ban set to hit the U.S. on Sunday, some government officials are working to avert it. Here's the latest.
Today’s the day or sort of the day. It’s the US Supreme Court’s last chance to rule on the TikTok ban. The social media company’s chances with the justices were never good. Its First Amendment argument was thin, at best.
Senator Ed Markey’s bill to delay the TikTok ban highlights the platform's $24.2 billion U.S. economic impact and the threat to millions of creators' livelihoods amid national security concerns.
A ban set for Sunday for a popular social media app TIK TOK has content creators sounding off after the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold a law that forces the app owners to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or be blocked in the U.
Mass. Senator Ed Markey has introduced a bill which aims to extend the nationwide TikTok ban’s deadline by 270 days.
Thousands of TikTok users have flocked to another Chinese social media application, RedNote, as the U S Supreme Court considers a case that could ban the platform in the United States over national
Booker and I are asking President Biden to exercise his authority in order to extend the deadline by 90 days,” Markey said ... the United States. The Supreme Court heard a challenge to ...
The Supreme Court upheld a US law that bans TikTok on Jan. 19 unless it is sold to an owner not controlled by a foreign adversary, a ruling that creates new uncertainty for a social-media app used by 170 million Americans.
"One-hundred-seventy million Americans are getting their news and their entertainment from a platform of censorship and propaganda, answerable to our greatest foreign adversary," Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss said. "That is unacceptable."