A federal judge has rejected TikTok’s request to suspend a law that could lead to the app’s ban next month. The ruling follows an emergency injunction filed by TikTok earlier this week, and is the latest legal setback for the company as it seeks to avoid an outright ban on its app in the United States.
TikTok has indicated it plans to appeal to the Supreme Court in seeking a delay in the law taking effect. Lawyers for the company also raised the possibility that President-elect Donald Trump might try to take a different approach, given his past comments about the app. But a three-judge panel rejected that request in a short order, calling such a suspension “unreasonable.”
TikTok’s future now lies with the Supreme Court, but there is no guarantee that the court will agree to hear the case. “As previously stated, we plan to take this case to the Supreme Court, which has a historic record of protecting Americans’ free speech rights,” the company said. . statement. “Unless the ban on TikTok is ended, the voices of more than 170 million Americans here in the United States and around the world will be silenced on January 19, 2025.”
