Supreme Court to Hear TikTok Appeal January 10

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal law requiring TikTok's owners, ByteDance, to either sell the app or face a ban due to national security concerns. TikTok has sued the government, claiming the law violates their First Amendment rights, but a federal appeals court recently ruled in favor of the law. Miyares argues that allowing TikTok to operate without severing its ties to the Chinese Communist Party poses significant risks to American data privacy and security. The Supreme Court is set to hear the case on January 10, 2025, as various state attorneys general have joined Miyares in this effort. The bipartisan Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, enacted in April 2024, provides the legal framework for this action. Reports suggest ByteDance has previously granted the CCP access to sensitive U.S. user data, raising further alarms about potential espionage.