TikTok faces a blackout in the US on January 19 unless the Biden administration assures service providers that a law banning Chinese-owned social media apps will not be enforced, as upheld by the US Supreme Court on Friday.
Nine justices unanimously upheld the view that the popular social media app poses a threat to US national security.
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Joe Biden’s press secretary mentioned in a statement that the president’s stance on TikTok has been clear for months: it should be available but under ownership that does not pose security threats.
“The future of TikTok is uncertain,” Justice Neil Gorsuch hinted in a concurring opinion, suggesting that President Trump may choose not to enforce the ban.
Source: www.theguardian.com
