President Joe Biden maintained he will not enforce a TikTok ban after the Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday upholding the federal law. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
"There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community," the Supreme Court wrote in its unsigned Friday ruling. "But 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."
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The court continued: "For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate petitioners’ First Amendment rights. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is affirmed."
President Joe Biden maintained he will not enforce a TikTok ban after the Supreme Court issued a ruling Friday upholding the federal law that would ban the Chinese-owned social media app unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. (Anna Moneymaker)
During oral arguments, Biden administration lawyers argued that the app's Chinese ownership posed a "grave" national security risk to American users. TikTok's lawyers, on the other hand, argued that such a ban restricted free speech protections under the First Amendment.
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First Amendment challenges must be analyzed under strict scrutiny, which places a higher burden of proof on the government when attempting to justify the constitutionality of a law. In this case, the First Amendment protections in question must be crafted to serve a compelling government interest, narrowly tailored to achieve that interest.
Fox News Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.
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