Jan 10, 2025 · John Roberts: should we just ignore ByteDance? Roberts raises the national security concerns of ByteDance working from China. “Do you dispute that ByteDance has ultimate control” of TikTok?...

Jan 10, 2025 · Chief Justice John Roberts also seemed reluctant to second-guess Congress, citing its findings that ByteDance is subject to Chinese laws that require it to assist with intelligence gathering.

Jan 11, 2025 · WASHINGTON − As the Supreme Court on Friday heard starkly different views on whether the government can effectively ban a social media platform used by 170 million Americans, Chief Justice John...

Jan 10, 2025 · On Friday, at the oral argument that will determine TikTok’s fate, Chief Justice John Roberts made a joke underlining this risk: “Did I understand you to say, a few minutes ago, that one...

Jan 10, 2025 · ByteDance, which owns TikTok and is headquartered in China, denies any malign activity in the U.S. and has argued the law violates free speech rights of the 170 million Americans it says use the...

Jan 17, 2025 · The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17 turned away TikTok’s request to halt a federal law requiring indirect owner ByteDance to divest itself of the company by Jan. 19 or cease U.S. operations.

Jan 10, 2025 · Francisco told Chief Justice John Roberts that he believes the court should grant TikTok First Amendment protections because it is operating as a U.S.-incorporated subsidiary. The TikTok...

Dec 16, 2024 · Lawyers for the company and China-based ByteDance urged the justices to step in before the law's Jan. 19 deadline. A similar plea was filed by content creators who rely on the platform for...

Dec 16, 2024 · In April 2024, Congress passed a law, the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which banned TikTok in the United States due to national security concerns unless its parent company, ByteDance Ltd., divested its ownership in the U.S. version of TikTok.

Dec 16, 2024 · Lawyers for the company and China-based ByteDance urged the justices to step in before the law's Jan. 19 deadline. A similar plea was expected from content creators who rely on the platform for...