[JACK AYLMER]

THE SUPREME COURT SAID WEDNESDAY IT WILL HEAR AN APPEAL FROM TIKTOK CHALLENGING A U-S LAW THAT COULD WIND UP BANNING THE SOCIAL MEDIA APP NEXT MONTH.

THE COURT’S ANNOUNCEMENT COMES AFTER AN APPEAL BY TIKTOK THIS WEEK.

THE JUSTICES WILL HEAR ORAL ARGUMENTS JANUARY 10TH BEFORE DECIDING ON THE LAW’S FATE.

CURRENTLY, THE APP USED BY MILLIONS IS SET BE BANNED IN THE U-S COME JANUARY 19TH UNLESS ITS CHINESE OWNER, BYTEDANCE, SELLS THE COMPANY.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, CONGRESS PASSED AND PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED A LAW REQUIRING THE CHINA-BASED COMPANY DIVEST THE APP OVER NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS.

IN AN EMERGENCY FILING THIS WEEK, TIKTOK’S LAWYERS ARGUED THE LAW VIOLATES THE FIRST AMENDMENT BY BANNING THE COMPANY’S RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.

A LOWER COURT UPHELD THE LAW EARLIER THIS MONTH, SIDING WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OVER CONCERNS ABOUT CHINESE INFLUENCE ON THE COMPANY.

AS WE REPORTED EARLIER, U-S LAWMAKERS RECENTLY SENT A LETTER TO GOOGLE AND APPLE WARNING THE TECH GIANTS TO PREPARE TO REMOVE THE PLATFORM FROM THEIR APP STORES.

SOME LAWMAKERS SAY THE SOCIAL MEDIA APP IS A THREAT TO THE COUNTRY’S SECURITY, NOTING LAWS IN BEIJING REQUIRE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO WORK WITH THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY WHEN ASKED.

THE D-O-J WARNS ALSO THE APP COULD BE USED BY CHINA TO SPY ON AMERICANS AND STEAL SENSITIVE INFORMATION.

OTHER U-S OFFICIALS HAVE VOICED SUPPORT THE APP.

PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP SAID FOLLOWING A MEETING WITH TIKTOK’S CEO HE HAS A “WARM SPOT” IN HIS HEART FOR THE PLATFORM.

DESPITE EFFORTS DURING HIS FIRST TERM TO BAN THE APP.

[DONALD TRUMP]

HOW DO YOU PLAN TO STOP THE BAN ON TIKTOK NEXT MONTH?

WE’LL TAKE A LOOK INTO IT. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A WARM SPOT IN MY HEART FOR TIKTOK BECAUSE I WON YOUTH BY 34 POINTS, AND THERE ARE THOSE THAT SAY THAT TIKTOK HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT.  SO, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A WARM SPOT IN MY HEART, I’LL BE HONEST.

[JACK AYLMER]

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