Supreme Court Reviews TikTok Case

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TikTok’s fate divides Trump and fellow Republicans as Supreme Court action looms

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Supreme Court to decide fate of TikTok , popular social media platform used by about half of Americans .

Case testing Constitution’s First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech.

Congress overwhelmingly passed the measure last year with bipartisan support.

Justice Department says TikTok poses a threat to U.S. national security because of its access to immense amounts of data.

In a Dec. 13 letter, U.S. lawmakers told Apple and Alphabet ’s Google , which operate the two main mobile app stores, that they must be ready to remove TikTok from those stores on Jan. 19 . While U.S. users probably will still be able to use TikTok after the deadline because it is already downloaded on their phones, according to experts, over time the app will become unusable without software and security updates..

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English

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