Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok Without Sale by Chinese Parent Company

The Supreme Court has upheld a federal law that prohibits TikTok unless it is divested from its China-based parent company, due to national security concerns. Effective January 19, the law will bar app stores from distributing TikTok, though current users can continue to access it. This ruling marks the end of TikTok's legal challenge against the law, which the company contended violated the First Amendment and would alter the app's core. President Biden signed the divest-or-ban legislation in April 2024, after a prolonged period of accusations surrounding TikTok's connections to China and data security vulnerabilities.