Republican Sen. Josh Hawley -- who said he believes the Supreme Court ruled correctly "on the law" with TikTok -- said the problem right now is that China is preventing its sale to a U.S. buyer.  "I think somebody would buy it if China would sell it.
In what’s being called a “landmark ruling,” the US Supreme Court cleared the way for a controversial TikTok ban to take effect this weekend. “Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary,
The United States Supreme Court upheld a law on Friday that will force TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban. However, the future of the platform is still unclear. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) praised the court's decision,
NBC News received comments from Sens. Rand Paul, Josh Hawley, and Richard Blumenthal about the Supreme Court's ruling that the ban on Chinese-owned social media app TikTok can move forward this weekend.
Conservative Republicans have been hyperfixated on TikTok content that’s sympathetic with Gaza — and accused the company of algorithmic bias against Israel.
Last year, the Biden Administration signed a law that the Chinese company ByteDance, who owns the social media platform TikTok, needs to sell the company in a few weeks. Nyaradzo "Naya" Bere, a Colorado TikTok influencer,
The US Supreme Court will decide tomorrow whether to ban TikTok in the US after hearing closing statements from parent company ByteDance. If the app can’t find a buyer, it will likely shut down
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.
Paul said he was disappointed, adding, "I do believe that banning a social media app like TikTok is a violation of the First Amendment."
TikTok users face down the oncoming shutdown of their beloved app on January 19 unless President-elect Donald Trump steps in after taking office.
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he “most likely” would give TikTok 90 more days to work out a deal that would allow the popular video-sharing platform to avoid a U.S. ban.