In a legal filing on Friday, the Justice Department argued that the law that effectively bans TikTok doesn’t violate the First Amendment’s right to free speech.

Summary

The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to reject Donald Trump’s request to delay a law banning TikTok or forcing its sale by Jan. 19, 2025.

TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, claims the ban violates First Amendment rights, but the DOJ argued the law targets foreign ownership, not free speech, and passes constitutional scrutiny.

Trump, despite opposing a ban publicly, asked the Court to extend the deadline to seek a political resolution.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Jan. 10, with the ban set to take effect before Trump’s inauguration.

  • thericofactor
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    2 days ago

    Here you are again defending TikTok. Your last argument in another thread was I was echoing Trumps talking points. When I pointed out Trump actually doesn’t want to ban TikTok like this article highlights, I didn’t hear anything back.

    So enlighten us, what is bad about TikTok being banned?