TikTok ban upheld by US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law in January 2025 that banned TikTok in the United States starting that Sunday unless it was sold by its China-based parent company, ruling that national security risks outweighed free speech concerns.

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2 developments- Jan 11, 2025Supreme Court skeptical of ban on TikTok
- Jan 16, 2025Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok
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