Hey, amigos! Big news in the tech world! 🌐 President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the imminent TikTok ban 📱. He's hoping to buy some time to find a political solution to the issue. ⏳
\\"In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing space to address these issues,\\" Trump's legal team wrote. They want to give him \\"the opportunity to pursue a political resolution.\\"
Last week, Trump expressed his thoughts at a press conference, saying he has \\"a warm spot\\" for TikTok and that his administration would take a look at the app and the potential ban. 🧐❤️
Back in April, U.S. President Joe Biden enacted a law that gives ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, only 270 days to sell TikTok, citing national security concerns. If they don't comply, app stores like Apple and Google might have to remove TikTok from their platforms. 😱
TikTok isn't taking this lightly. In May, they sued the U.S. government to block the potential ban, which has faced a lot of criticism. 🚫🤖
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. dismissed TikTok's claim that the ban is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment rights of the 170 million U.S. users. 📜⚖️
Not giving up, TikTok turned to the Supreme Court, asking them to block the law. They argue that it will shut down one of America's most popular platforms and \\"silence the speech of Applicants and the many Americans who use the platform to communicate about politics, commerce, arts, and other matters of public concern.\\"
The Supreme Court has agreed to take a look and is set to hear arguments on January 10th on whether the law violates freedom of speech. 🔔🗽
If the court doesn't side with TikTok and no deal is made, the app could be banned in the U.S. on January 19th, just one day before Trump takes office. 🎤🚫
What's next for TikTok and its millions of users? Stay tuned! 📺✨
(With input from agencies)
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
