Supreme Court ruling on TikTok ownership to shake up alliances

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• Supreme Court to rule on TikTok ownership legality
• Ruling could have massive implications for social media companies in the US
• Case will likely shake up Supreme Court allegiances
• Two conflicting issues at the core of the case: free speech and national security
• Ruling to be delivered on January 10

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TikTok may face challenges in divesting due to its complex algorithm and reliance on interoperability with teams and creators in other countries

• The attorney representing TikTok said that divestment would be difficult due to the complexities of TikTok's algorithm and its reliance on interoperability with teams and creators in other countries.
• Alan Rozenshtein, a former Justice Department official and current University of Minnesota law professor, believes that the government is likely to win the case and that divestment is the most likely outcome.
• If the court does not intervene, TikTok will "go dark" after January 19, as it will be pulled from app stores and its service providers will stop working with the company.

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Business Insider

The Supreme Court's ruling on TikTok's ownership could have massive implications for social media companies

• The court's decision on whether to delay the new TikTok law until the federal courts can fully decide the case could set a precedent for future cases involving national security and free speech.
• The conflicting issues of free speech and national security at the core of the case could lead to a shake-up in Supreme Court allegiances and potentially impact how future cases are decided.
• Regardless of the court's ruling on January 10, the case will likely be referred back to the federal courts to decide the issue, using the Supreme Court's written ruling as guidance.

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Newsweek

The conflicting issues at the core of the TikTok case

• TikTok's lawyer argues that the case is primarily a restriction on free speech protections under the First Amendment, which the company argues applies to TikTok's U.S.-based incorporation
• The U.S. government argues that the app poses a national security threat due to its Chinese ownership and control over the algorithm that shows certain content to users
• The Supreme Court's ruling will likely have implications for social media companies operating in the US, as it will set a precedent for how the government can regulate these companies in the interest of national security

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The arguments presented in the Supreme Court hearing on TikTok's ownership case

• The TikTok attorney argued that the app should be granted First Amendment protections as it is operating as a U.S.-incorporated subsidiary.
• However, the court questioned the Chinese government's control over the app and ByteDance's control over the algorithm that shows certain content to users.
• The Supreme Court has previously ruled that speech by foreign governments or individuals is not entitled to full First Amendment protections, which could impact the court's decision on TikTok's case.

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The conflict between free speech and national security in the TikTok case

• The US government's greatest concern is that TikTok's data collection could lead to blackmail or espionage recruitment of younger users who may obtain positions in the military or government in the future.
• The government argues that data security is a major concern for the country, while TikTok's lawyer argues that First Amendment considerations should outweigh that.
• The lawyer for TikTok repeatedly stated that the law would force TikTok to shut down in the US on Jan. 19, but some of the justices rebutted this argument.

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