The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled in favor of upholding the federal law banning TikTok unless it's sold by its Chinese-based parent company on or before Jan. 19.
AUSTIN, Texas — The State of Texas sued TikTok and its owner, according to documents shared by the Texas attorney general Thursday. TikTok was accused of showing inappropriate content to minors, being deliberately addictive, misleading parents and failing to disclose the risks.
TikTok’s ban marooned over 170 million monthly users who made the wildly addictive short-form video app a central part of their daily lives.
The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sund
The lawsuit, filed in state district court in Galveston County, accuses TikTok of ignoring the health and safety of Texas minors and argues the platform “is rife with profanity, sexual content, violence, mature themes, and drug and alcohol content.”
The Biden administration is considering ways to keep TikTok available in the U.S. if the Supreme Court allows a ban to go into effect Sunday.
On Friday, the U.S. government argued that the ban of TikTok is a matter of national security, while the company's attorneys argue the ban is unconstitutional.
NORTH TEXAS — Time's nearly up for TikTok in the United States, and North Texas content creators and small businesses are worried about the potential impact on their livelihoods. Unless the Supreme Court rules otherwise, a federal ban on the popular video app will go into effect Sunday.
Once he takes office on Monday, President-elect Donald Trump plans to give TikTok a 90-day 'reprieve' from a ban, he told NBC News on Saturday.
Due to cold overnight temperatures, the City of Austin will open its cold weather shelters starting Saturday, Jan. 18, and will remain open through at least Wednesday, Jan. 22.