Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban
CBSDEC 2024
US Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Ban Challenge
Above: A mobile phone screen displaying the logo of Tiktok is seen in front of another screen displaying multiple Tiktok logos in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 10, 2024. Image copyright: Didem Mente/Anadolu/Contributor via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
This law represents a carefully crafted, bipartisan effort to protect national security from well-substantiated threats posed by Chinese control of the platform, including potential data collection and content manipulation targeting American users. SCOTUS must carefully consider the arguments.
Establishment-critical narrative
The unprecedented attempt to shut down one of America's largest speech platforms violates constitutional rights, devastates legitimate businesses, and lacks concrete evidence of actual security threats. With a forced sale impossible to execute, there's little doubt that the court will rule the ban illegal.