The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the federal government can legally shut down TikTok in the U.S., delivering a stunning blow to the viral video app used by about half of Americans.
Last April, President Biden signed a bipartisan bill that said TikTok must spin off from its China-based parent company, or shut down in the U.S.
TikTok contested the ban in court, arguing that it violates the free speech rights of both users and the company – an appeal that it took all the way to the Supreme Court, which heard the case on Jan. 10.
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