Alert 🚨 🚨 Trump Urges Supreme Court to Pause TikTok Ban Law Ahead of January 19 Deadline 🚨 🚨 🚨

President-elect Donald Trump has requested that the U.S. Supreme Court delay the enforcement of a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, does not sell the app by January 19, 2025. In a court filing on Friday, Trump's lawyer, D. John Sauer, emphasized that Trump does not take a position on the law's merits but seeks a pause to allow his incoming administration to seek a political resolution.

The law at the center of the case, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, was passed in April by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden. It requires ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American company or face a nationwide ban. This week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on the case, fast-tracking the process with a hearing scheduled for January 10. However, the Court deferred TikTok's request to delay the law’s implementation, leaving only a few days after the arguments for a ruling.

Trump's filing suggested that his experience in deal-making and political negotiations could help resolve the issue before the Court rules. He recently met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew and expressed a more favorable stance towards the app than he did during his previous term when he sought to ban it.

The Justice Department and TikTok have both filed briefs defending their positions. The government argues that the law addresses national security concerns, fearing Chinese access to U.S. user data and potential manipulation of the platform. TikTok counters that the law infringes on free speech rights, asserting that banning the app violates the First Amendment.

As the deadline approaches, all eyes are on the Supreme Court to determine the fate of TikTok in the U.S., with implications for both national security and digital freedoms.