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Supreme Court: TikTok banned in the US from Sunday

Supreme Court: TikTok banned in the US from Sunday

The United States Supreme Court has ruled that TikTok must be banned in the United States unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells it by Sunday. The ruling follows the passage of a bipartisan bill by Congress last year, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden.

The judges' decision confirms that the law does not violate the First Amendment protections of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits the government from restricting free speech. It overturns an earlier decision by a lower court that had put the measure on hold after objections from TikTok, ByteDance and the app's users.

Incumbent President Joe Biden has stated that he will not enforce the ban in the remaining hours of his term, leaving it up to President-elect Donald Trump to make the final decision when he takes office on Monday.

This situation represents a turning point in trade and technology relations between the US and China, while it remains unclear what steps the new administration will take. The ban on TikTok is expected to have a major impact on the millions of American users and content creators who use the platform for communication, business and entertainment.

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2025-02-15 13:01:41