Supreme Court consider arguments on potential TikTok ban [Video]

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Friday on a law that could ban new downloads or updates of TikTok in the U.S., weighing arguments of free speech rights against what the government claims is a national security risk.The law banning TikTok was included in a much larger bill to send tens of billions of dollars to fund the Israeli and Ukrainian militaries in April 2024. Lawmakers threatened to ban the app if its Chinese owners did not transfer a significant part of it to an American owner.Now, TikTok says it plans to shut down by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or delays the law. The platform, its content creators, and users argue the law violates free speech, harming those who make a living on the app.But, when the case was most recently argued before an appeals court, the government brought up data and privacy concerns.”The government points …