TikTok and US government clash in final Supreme Court briefs

The ongoing legal battle between TikTok and the US government reached a critical point as both parties filed their final briefs ahead of the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for January 10, 2025. The case centers around the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which mandates that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, must sell its U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban.

TikTok and ByteDance argue that the law violates the First Amendment rights of the app’s users by restricting access to a platform used by 170 million Americans.