US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday (Dec 27) urged the Supreme Court to pause the looming TikTok ban, which is set to take effect the day before his January 20 inauguration unless ByteDance, the popular short video app's Chinese owner, divests it. &nbsp;
In a legal brief, Trump's team argued for "more breathing space".
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"In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing space to address these issues," Trump's legal team wrote, urging the court to give him "the opportunity to pursue a political resolution."
In his filing, Trump's attorney emphasised that the president-elect is not taking a position on the case's legal merits but is seeking flexibility for his administration to address the matter politically. &nbsp;
"President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute," wrote John Sauer in the amicus curiae brief.
"Instead, he respectfully requests that the court consider staying the act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case, thus permitting President Trump's incoming Administration the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case."
<h2>Donald Trump's changing TikTok stance</h2>
Trump had previously attempted to ban TikTok on national security grounds during his first term.&nbsp;
At the time, he cited fears of data misuse and propaganda from the Chinese government. These concerns, echoed by Democrats, led his successor, Joe Biden, to sign a law banning the app.
However, Trump recently shifted his perspective and has since softened his stance.&nbsp;
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Last week, he expressed newfound support for the app, citing the need for competition against platforms like Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta.
"Now (that) I'm thinking about it. I'm for TikTok, because you need competition."
"If you don't have TikTok, you have Facebook and Instagram -- and that's, you know, that's Zuckerberg," he told Bloomberg. &nbsp;&nbsp; The shift follows a meeting between Trump and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump hinted at re-evaluating the app's potential ban. &nbsp;
<h2>TikTok's legal stand</h2>
A law, set to take effect on January 19, mandates TikTok's sale to a non-Chinese owner or a full ban in the US. After the deadline, US-based app stores and internet providers could face significant fines for hosting TikTok unless it complies with the forced sale.&nbsp;
TikTok has challenged the law in court, arguing that the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act violates its First Amendment rights. Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the app's appeal, with oral arguments set for January 10, leaving little time for resolution before the deadline. &nbsp;
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Free speech groups, including the ACLU, have also filed briefs opposing the ban, warning of potential censorship and disruption to users&rsquo; rights.
"Such a ban is unprecedented in our country and, if it goes into effect, will cause a far-reaching disruption in Americans' ability to engage with the content and audiences of their choice online," said rights group ACLU in its filing.
(With inputs from agencies)

US President-elect Donald Trump's legal team argues for a stay on the TikTok divestment deadline, highlighting the case's complexities and the need for the new administration's involvement.

US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday (Dec 27) urged the Supreme Court to pause the looming TikTok ban, which is set to take effect the day before his January 20 inauguration unless ByteDance, the popular short video app's Chinese owner, divests it. In a legal brief, Trump's team argued for "more breathing space". Also read | Can Trump overturn Biden's pardons? President-elect vows to pursue death penalty 'vigorously' "In light of the novelty and difficulty of this case, the court should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing space to address these issues," Trump's legal team wrote, urging the court to give him "the opportunity to pursue a political resolution." In his filing, Trump's attorney emphasised that the president-elect is not taking a position on the case's legal merits but is seeking flexibility for his administration to address the matter politically. "President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute," wrote John Sauer in the amicus curiae brief. "Instead, he respectfully requests that the court consider staying the act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case, thus permitting President Trump's incoming Administration the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case." Donald Trump's changing TikTok stance Trump had previously attempted to ban TikTok on national security grounds during his first term. At the time, he cited fears of data misuse and propaganda from the Chinese government. These concerns, echoed by Democrats, led his successor, Joe Biden, to sign a law banning the app. However, Trump recently shifted his perspective and has since softened his stance. Also read | TikTok ban in America: US Federal Court rejects appeal to temporarily block ban Last week, he expressed newfound support for the app, citing the need for competition against platforms like Facebook and Instagram, both owned by Meta. "Now (that) I'm thinking about it. I'm for TikTok, because you need competition." "If you don't have TikTok, you have Facebook and Instagram -- and that's, you know, that's Zuckerberg," he told Bloomberg. The shift follows a meeting between Trump and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump hinted at re-evaluating the app's potential ban. TikTok's legal stand A law, set to take effect on January 19, mandates TikTok's sale to a non-Chinese owner or a full ban in the US. After the deadline, US-based app stores and internet providers could face significant fines for hosting TikTok unless it complies with the forced sale. TikTok has challenged the law in court, arguing that the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act violates its First Amendment rights. Last week, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the app's appeal, with oral arguments set for January 10, leaving little time for resolution before the deadline. Also read | Who are the three death row inmates Joe Biden didn't pardon? Here's all you need to know Free speech groups, including the ACLU, have also filed briefs opposing the ban, warning of potential censorship and disruption to users’ rights. "Such a ban is unprecedented in our country and, if it goes into effect, will cause a far-reaching disruption in Americans' ability to engage with the content and audiences of their choice online," said rights group ACLU in its filing. (With inputs from agencies)

Trump urges US Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban ahead of inauguration

TikTok is widely known worldwide but mostly 'Notoriously'. Nations around the world are banning TikTok over privacy & cybersecurity concerns.

From India to Pakistan: List of countries that have banned TikTok

The Biden administration is considering whether to let TikTok continue operating in the US. There have been several controversies around the video-sharing app, with countries like India banning it over security concerns. Amidst deliberations over the proposal to let TikTok function in the country, two US senators have called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool.

“It’s not just the content you upload to TikTok but all the data on your phone, other apps, all your personal information, even facial imagery, even where your eyes are looking on your phone,” Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton said on Fox News Sunday.&nbsp;

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Cotton termed the platform “one of the most massive surveillance programmes ever, especially on America’s young people".

Calling it “an enormous threat,” Senate Intelligence Committee chair Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said, “All of that data that your child is inputting and receiving, is being stored somewhere in Beijing."

Donald Trump had floated a ban on TikTok as president, and the Biden administration is seeking a security agreement with the platform to avoid it. Concerns regarding data leak through the app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd have been brought up by critics time and again.

Under the proposal being considered, all US user traffic will be routed through servers maintained by Oracle Corp., with the US-based database giant auditing the app’s algorithms. The user base of the extremely popular app is mostly the younger population.

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Republican Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin have accused the Biden administration for taking insufficient action and will be introducing a legislation to ban TikTok from use in the US.&nbsp;

The FBI has also warned against data leak through the app, with Director Christopher Wray telling a House panel last week that potential Chinese government access to users’ data or software is reason to be “extremely concerned.”&nbsp;

TikTok admits that some employees outside the US are able to access information from American users. However, it has denied that any of it is shared with the Chinese government.

TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew had talked about Project Texas last week. Under it, sensitive data from American users will be isolated and only the staff in the US will be able to access it.&nbsp;

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The Biden administration is considering whether to let TikTok continue operating in the US. There have been several controversies around the video-sharing app, with countries like India banning it over security concerns.

The Biden administration is considering whether to let TikTok continue operating in the US. There have been several controversies around the video-sharing app, with countries like India banning it over security concerns. Amidst deliberations over the proposal to let TikTok function in the country, two US senators have called TikTok a Chinese surveillance tool. “It’s not just the content you upload to TikTok but all the data on your phone, other apps, all your personal information, even facial imagery, even where your eyes are looking on your phone,” Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton said on Fox News Sunday. Also Read | TikTok under fire for promoting weight loss aids to children Cotton termed the platform “one of the most massive surveillance programmes ever, especially on America’s young people". Calling it “an enormous threat,” Senate Intelligence Committee chair Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, said, “All of that data that your child is inputting and receiving, is being stored somewhere in Beijing." Donald Trump had floated a ban on TikTok as president, and the Biden administration is seeking a security agreement with the platform to avoid it. Concerns regarding data leak through the app owned by Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd have been brought up by critics time and again. Under the proposal being considered, all US user traffic will be routed through servers maintained by Oracle Corp., with the US-based database giant auditing the app’s algorithms. The user base of the extremely popular app is mostly the younger population. × Republican Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin have accused the Biden administration for taking insufficient action and will be introducing a legislation to ban TikTok from use in the US. The FBI has also warned against data leak through the app, with Director Christopher Wray telling a House panel last week that potential Chinese government access to users’ data or software is reason to be “extremely concerned.” TikTok admits that some employees outside the US are able to access information from American users. However, it has denied that any of it is shared with the Chinese government. TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew had talked about Project Texas last week. Under it, sensitive data from American users will be isolated and only the staff in the US will be able to access it. (With inputs from agencies)

As Biden govt tries to avoid ban on TikTok, two Senators call it a ‘massive surveillance’ tool for China

The US President Donald Trump, in another series of orders against the Chinese company ByteDance, has ordered ByteDance to divest its interest in TikTok's operations in the US within 90 days.

Donald Trump has been trying to shut down ByteDance's popular short-video sharing app TikTok in the US for some time now. Trump believes the Chinese parents company is acting as an insider source for the Chinese intelligence.

“There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance ... might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Trump said in the order.

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Trump, earlier, had announced a ban on the very popular video sharing app, TikTok. However,&nbsp;Microsoft came to the rescue of the Chinese app, announcing a possibility of taking over TikTok's US operations. Twitter, too, followed the suit.&nbsp;

Later, Trump announced a 45-days notice to TikTok&nbsp;to either sell or face the ban, demanding significant portion of the sale go to the US Treasury. Trump, at that time, said he would support the sale of TikTok's US operations to Microsoft Corp if the US government got a “substantial portion” of the sales price but warned he will ban the service in the United States on September 15.

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"The following actions shall be prohibited beginning 45 days after the date of this order... any transaction by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, with ByteDance Ltd," Trump had earlier warned ByteDance.

Since then, there has been no confirmation on whether or not Microsoft or Twitter would buy the US operations of TikTok from ByteDance.

More details on the 90-days order are awaited.

The US President Donald Trump, in another series of orders against the Chinese company ByteDance, has ordered ByteDance to divest its interest in TikTok's operations in the US within 90 days.

The US President Donald Trump, in another series of orders against the Chinese company ByteDance, has ordered ByteDance to divest its interest in TikTok's operations in the US within 90 days. Donald Trump has been trying to shut down ByteDance's popular short-video sharing app TikTok in the US for some time now. Trump believes the Chinese parents company is acting as an insider source for the Chinese intelligence. “There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance ... might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Trump said in the order. Also read| Twitter in talks with TikTok to discuss possible merging: Reports Trump, earlier, had announced a ban on the very popular video sharing app, TikTok. However, Microsoft came to the rescue of the Chinese app, announcing a possibility of taking over TikTok's US operations. Twitter, too, followed the suit. Later, Trump announced a 45-days notice to TikTok to either sell or face the ban, demanding significant portion of the sale go to the US Treasury. Trump, at that time, said he would support the sale of TikTok's US operations to Microsoft Corp if the US government got a “substantial portion” of the sales price but warned he will ban the service in the United States on September 15. × "The following actions shall be prohibited beginning 45 days after the date of this order... any transaction by any person, or with respect to any property, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, with ByteDance Ltd," Trump had earlier warned ByteDance. Since then, there has been no confirmation on whether or not Microsoft or Twitter would buy the US operations of TikTok from ByteDance. More details on the 90-days order are awaited.

Trump claims to possess evidence against ByteDance; orders to divest interest in TikTok within 90 days

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Trump urges US Supreme Court to pause TikTok ban ahead of inauguration

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As Biden govt tries to avoid ban on TikTok, two Senators call it a ‘massive surveillance’ tool for China

Trump claims to possess evidence against ByteDance; orders to divest interest in TikTok within 90 days