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TikTok and ByteDance asked the United States Supreme Court to block the practice of law that thrust TikTok to be sold off or banned in the United States , accord to an emergencyfilingwith America ’s top court on Monday .
The societal medium companionship request that the Supreme Court consider blockingthe betray - or - forbiddance law drop dead in the first place this yearby January 6 . This would give American app stores and internet hosting providers just a few weeks to prepare for January 19 , the deadline when the U.S. could drive them to block TikTok .
“ Today , TikTok is asking the Court to do what it has traditionally done in free speech cause : apply the most rigorous examination to voice communication bans and reason that it infract the First Amendment , ” enjoin TikTok interpreter Michael Hughes in an emailed financial statement to TechCrunch .
Also on Monday , TikTok chief executive officer Shou Chew is reportedly meeting with President - elect Donald Trump at Mar - a - Lago , according toCNN ’s Kaitlan Collins . The meeting fall hours after Trump evidence reporters he has a“warm spot in my heart for TikTok , ” which is quite the change of bosom reckon Trumppreviously try out to ban TikTok with an executive order .
The TikTok ban was long destined for the Supreme Court , but now it finally looks like headed there . TikTok has argued for months that this law hinders the free delivery of million of users , app stores , and the party itself . However , that argument has fallen level so far with the Department of Justice , which last weekasked a U.S. appeal courtyard to turn down ByteDance ’s motion to block the law .
