The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a controversial TikTok ban can go into effect this weekend, rejecting an appeal by the owners of the popular app who claimed the ban violated the First Amendment.
According to foreign media, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned opinion and there was no significant objection.
The decision, which followed warnings from the Biden administration that the app posed a “serious” national security threat because of its ties to China, will allow the ban to begin on Sunday. But there are many lingering questions about how the ban would work in practice, because there is no precedent for the US government to block a major social media platform. And how exactly the government would implement the decision remains unclear.
In its opinion, the Supreme Court acknowledged that for 170 million Americans TikTok offers "a unique and expansive avenue for expression."
But the court said Congress was focused on national security concerns and that was a decisive factor in how it weighed the issue, writes A2 CNN.
"Congress has determined that the ban is necessary to address its well-founded national security concerns regarding TikTok's data collection practices and relationships with a foreign adversary," the court wrote. (A2 Televizion)
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