The Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments on Jan. 10 over whether the law to force a sale of TikTok from its parent company or face a ban is constitutional.
TikTok is racing against the clock with a Jan. 19 ban looming.
The court on Wednesday announced it allotted 2 hours for oral arguments on Jan. 10.
TikTok and the Department of Justice must address whether the law violates the First Amendment.
An appeals court earlier this month decided the law does not violate the First Amendment and is necessary for national security.
If the ban takes effect, users are likely to feel that impact more slowly.
Those who don't have the app downloaded would not be able to get it as app stores and cloud service providers would be required to stop hosting the app or face penalties.
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President Trump has requested the Supreme Court delay the implementation of a law that would ban TikTok, asking for the decision to be postponed until after he assumes office.
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TIKTOK may have been saved by JD Vance as he is reportedly set to announce a deal that'll stop it from being banned in the US.
But the potential solution could include changes to the algorithm that feeds videos to nearly 140 million TikTok users in America.
Vice President JD Vance is reportedly partnering with an investor group to announce a plan to save the app from an April 5 ban, according to Fox News reporter Charles Gasparino.
Gasparino wrote that the announcement will "likely to include a grace period to put finishing touches on a deal designed" to stop the ban from taking effect.
The deal is said to allow TikTok's current parent company, ByteDance, the opportunity to maintain a small amount of equity.
Despite ByteDance's continued involvement, Vance is working to calm Americans' fears that the app is being used by the Chinese government to spy on them.
According to Gasparino, it is unclear whether the algorithm will change as the deal allows the current algorithm to transfer to the new company, but some equity holders are pushing for a new algorithm to be built.
As of now, the majority of the data storage under the reported deal will be done by the computer software company Oracle.
Current US equity holders will reportedly maintain a controlling stake in the new company.
https://www.the-sun.com/tech/13876061/t ... yte-dance/
But the potential solution could include changes to the algorithm that feeds videos to nearly 140 million TikTok users in America.
Vice President JD Vance is reportedly partnering with an investor group to announce a plan to save the app from an April 5 ban, according to Fox News reporter Charles Gasparino.
Gasparino wrote that the announcement will "likely to include a grace period to put finishing touches on a deal designed" to stop the ban from taking effect.
The deal is said to allow TikTok's current parent company, ByteDance, the opportunity to maintain a small amount of equity.
Despite ByteDance's continued involvement, Vance is working to calm Americans' fears that the app is being used by the Chinese government to spy on them.
According to Gasparino, it is unclear whether the algorithm will change as the deal allows the current algorithm to transfer to the new company, but some equity holders are pushing for a new algorithm to be built.
As of now, the majority of the data storage under the reported deal will be done by the computer software company Oracle.
Current US equity holders will reportedly maintain a controlling stake in the new company.
https://www.the-sun.com/tech/13876061/t ... yte-dance/
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Add OnlyFans and AppLovin to the list: Amazon, AppLovin and the founders of OnlyFans are among those reportedly making a last-minute attempt to purchase TikTok ahead of the Saturday deadline for the China-based app to either be sold or banned in the U.S.
The mobile technology company AppLovin also made the bid, sources told The Wall Street Journal. Reuters is reporting the bid by OnlyFans, an adult-content social media website.
https://justthenews.com/nation/technolo ... tok-report
The mobile technology company AppLovin also made the bid, sources told The Wall Street Journal. Reuters is reporting the bid by OnlyFans, an adult-content social media website.
https://justthenews.com/nation/technolo ... tok-report
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President Trump announces a 75 day delay on the TikTok ban:
"My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress. The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days. We hope to continue working in Good Faith with China, who I understand are not very happy about our Reciprocal Tariffs (Necessary for Fair and Balanced Trade between China and the U.S.A.!). This proves that Tariffs are the most powerful Economic tool, and very important to our National Security! We do not want TikTok to “go dark.” We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
"My Administration has been working very hard on a Deal to SAVE TIKTOK, and we have made tremendous progress. The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days. We hope to continue working in Good Faith with China, who I understand are not very happy about our Reciprocal Tariffs (Necessary for Fair and Balanced Trade between China and the U.S.A.!). This proves that Tariffs are the most powerful Economic tool, and very important to our National Security! We do not want TikTok to “go dark.” We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
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Trump signs executive order approving TikTok deal: "This is gonna be American operated— all the way."