US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban law
A law passed last year requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the video platform or face a ban.
A law passed last year requires TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell the video platform or face a ban.
The Supreme Court has upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as this weekend. Jan Crawford has more.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a law banning TikTok in the U.S. can take effect. President Biden signed the bipartisan bill in April, but in a statement on Friday, the White House said it would not enforce it. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down the ruling, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has reactions from lawmakers.
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. by this Sunday unless its Chinese owner sells it. The Court said TikTok's popularity made it a threat to national security. But the Biden administration said it won't implement the law, leaving it to the incoming Trump administration to decide on next steps. President-elect Trump said he spoke today with China's President Xi about TikTok. NBC News' Savannah Sellers and Laura Jarrett report.
The US Supreme Court has upheld the law which bans TikTok in the US unless it's sold by January 19. To be clear, the ban only requires Apple and Google to remove the app from their app stores, it doesn't outright ban the app's use in the States. That said, TikTok has already announced that it will completely shut down in the US if the ban is upheld, in a possible act of grandstanding meant to at least put a hold on the ban. Now, incoming US President Donald Trump could do that, but the problem is the ban goes into effect 24 hours before he is inaugurated, so for those 24 hours at...
It's the end of road for TikTok, unless it divests
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are reacting to the news of the Supreme Court upholding the TikTok ban signed into law by President Biden. CBS News' Catherine Cole breaks down what could happen next for the popular social media app.