TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security
In a collision between free speech and national security, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of TikTok, a digital age cultural phenomenon that roughly half the U.S. population uses for entertainment and information.
TikTok at the Supreme Court
In response to concerns that China can use the platform to spy on Americans and spread propaganda, Congress last year passed a law requiring TikTok’s parent company to sell it to a non-Chinese owner. TikTok and the parent company, ByteDance, then sued to block the law. This morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the case.
On Boston Globe Today, media reporter Aidan Ryan discusses the implications if the nation’s highest court upholds the law to ban the app.
TikTok’s future will hang in the balance Friday when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments over a federal law that could ban ...
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