President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on January 20, said throughout his campaign that he would “save TikTok” from a ban if elected.
TikTok said before the justices that China had no say in its algorithms and that the platform’s sale order violated its First Amendment rights.
The makers of TikTok have also claimed that the app has been unjustly singled out, pointing out that user information from other American internet firms has been gathered and sold globally.
“The First Amendment exists to protect free speech in the United States,” said the majority ruling. In this case,
The government took action only to defend that freedom against a foreign enemy country and to restrict that adversary’s capacity to collect information on Americans.
Americans may now effectively use TikTok to promote small companies, earn money, and make their opinions known.
