U.S. Supreme Court Decides Constitutionality To Ban TikTok In U.S....Trump Likely Rescues

With only two days to go before the deadline for banning TikTok in the U.S., the U.S. Supreme Court has also ruled constitutional on TikTok's forced sale law, which requires the company to exit the U.S. market if it does not sell its business rights in the U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on the 17th local time that the TikTok forced sale law does not infringe on freedom of expression.

The Supreme Court said in its ruling that the app's vulnerability to foreign enemy control, along with the vast amount of sensitive data the platform collects on TikTok, is justifying its differential treatment.

The U.S. Justice Department issued a statement saying the court's decision would prevent Beijing from using TikTok to undermine U.S. national security, stressing that the dictatorship should not have access to sensitive data on millions of Americans.

TikTok must be under American or other ownership to address national security concerns, the White House said in a statement in the name of a spokesperson ahead of the Supreme Court ruling, adding that measures to enforce the law are under the jurisdiction of the incoming administration, which will take place on Tuesday.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the Supreme Court's ruling was expected and should be respected, but said his decision on TikTok would come in the near future.

Mike Waltz, the nominee for national security adviser for the second Trump administration, said in a media interview that "we will take steps to prevent TikTok from going out of business," adding that there is a rule that allows the president to extend the deadline for the sale by 90 days.