TikTok continues to fight against the law passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden, which provides for a ban on the social network if it is not sold by its owner ByteDance. The measure is expected to take effect on January 19, but a week ago, TikTok filed for an emergency injunction to prevent its application.
TikTok’s arguments were that this emergency injunction would give the Supreme Court time to analyze this case. On the other hand, this would allow the new Trump administration to clarify its position in relation to the social network. Indeed, Trump had indicated, in a video, that he could act against this ban from TikTok.
But TikTok’s request for an emergency injunction was ultimately refused by the American courts. “Petitioners have not identified any instance in which a court, after rejecting a constitutional challenge to an act of Congress, barred the law from taking effect while the Supreme Court was under review.”we read in a press release.
In other words, TikTok should therefore be banned from the United States from January 19, one day before the inauguration of Donald Trump.
TikTok also raises economic arguments
TikTok’s request was also based on the First Amendment to the American Constitution. But, according to American justice, the court has already concluded that the law passed by Congress meets the requirements of the First Amendment. Otherwise, in its communication, TikTok also mentions the economic impact that this ban will have in the United States.
The social network has 170 million users in the United States. And according to him, the application of the new law would cause SMEs to lose $1 billion and creators $300 million, just in one month. “In 2023 alone, TikTok advertising, marketing and organic reach contributed $24.2 billion, and TikTok operations contributed $8.5 billion to state GDP -United”, the social network also indicated in a previous press release.
- The US Congress has passed a law which provides for a ban on TikTok if the social network is not sold by its owner, from January 19
- The social network filed a request for an emergency injunction to suspend the application of the law, in order to give time for the Supreme Court to make a decision and for the new Trump administration to clarify its position
- But this request was refused by the courts
