The Supreme Court will consider Jan. 10 if a federal law that forces Chinese tech company ByteDance to sell TikTok will take effect on Jan. 19.
The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was signed by President Joe Biden on April 24, 2024, after being approved by large bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress. Biden’s term ends midday on Jan. 20.
TikTok is operated in the United States by TikTok Inc., a U.S. company that Cayman Islands-based ByteDance Ltd., which has subsidiaries in China, owns indirectly.
If the required divestment doesn’t take place by Jan. 19, the law provides that the popular social media platform will be shut down in the United States….