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Clocks strikes midnight for TikTok, U.S. Supreme Court upholds law for app ban

The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that the popular TikTok app must be sold by its Chinese owners or face a Jan. 19 ban.
The app used by many social media fans and ‘influencers’ will shut down on Sunday if owners ByteDance do not sell its American assets.
The U.S. Congress passed legislation last year banning the app unless a sale happens.
The reason behind the looming nationwide ban is said to be due to security concerns, including the threat of company access to TikTok users’ data.
Company’s CEO Shou Zi Chew is expected to be a guest at President-elect Donald Trump inauguration on Monday. Trump has a TikTok account with over 14 million subscribers.
Trump’s incoming national security adviser Mike Waltz told Fox News this week that “TikTok … is a fantastic platform.”
“We’re going to find a way to preserve it but protect people’s data,” he added.
It’s not clear what authority the incoming president would have to intervene in the possible ban of the app.
Reports say that Trump might try to direct the Justice Department not to enforce the law.
The Canadian federal government banned TikTok from government devices for security reasons in February 2023.
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