What’s next for TIK TOK now that the app might get banned?

Last week, a federal appeals court upheld a law that could ban TIK TOK in the U.S.

The ban is currently set to go into effect on Jan. 19th. But TIK TOK has asked to delay it until the case can be reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

UPDATE 12/18/24 FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES:

“The Supreme Court agreed on Wednesday to hear TikTok’s challenge to a law that could ban its U.S. operations, putting the case on an exceptionally fast track, culminating in oral arguments at a special session on Jan. 10.

In setting aside two hours for the argument, the justices signaled that they viewed the case as presenting questions of exceptional importance. The move came only two days after TikTok and its Chinese parent company filed an emergency application. In another break with its usual practices, the court did not ask the government to respond to the application, instead treating it as a petition seeking review and granting it.”

If the ban sticks, TikTok will have to divest from its Chinese parent company Bytedance in order to continue operating in the U.S.

Rumors recently online spread that DISNEY had purchased the platform for 100 Billions, and reps for the company have stated that is not true at all.

TikTok and its Chinese owner ByteDance have hired veteran U.S. Supreme Court lawyer Noel Francisco to challenge a law that could ban the popular video platform in the United States. Francisco, who previously served as U.S. solicitor general, will represent TIK TOK in the legal battle. The law requires ByteDance to divest TikTok by 2025 or face a nationwide ban due to national security concerns.

The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the law’s constitutionality, prompting ByteDance to seek Supreme Court intervention. Francisco’s firm has close ties to the Trump administration and is also representing U.S. gun makers in a separate case before the Supreme Court.

Susan Saunders 12/9/24