A federal court has rejected TikTok’s request to temporarily suspend a rule that could lead to a ban on the app next month. The decision, which comes on the heels of an emergency motion filed by TikTok earlier this week, is a legal setback for the company as it tries to avoid a total ban on its app in the United States.
In its request to delay the law coming into effect, TikTok indicated that it plans to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The company’s lawyers also pointed out that it is possible that President-elect Donald Trump may want to take a different approach given what Trump said about this program. But in a brief order, a three-judge panel rejected the request, writing that such a stay was “unwarranted.”
The future of TikTok now depends on the Supreme Court, although there is no guarantee that the court will agree to hear the case. “As we’ve said before, we plan to take this case to the Supreme Court, which has a strong record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech,” the company said. statement. “The voices of over 170 million Americans here in the US and around the world will be silenced on January 19, 2025 unless the ban on TikTok is lifted.”
