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United States of America: Supreme Court issued ruling upholding enforcement of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

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Supreme Court issued ruling upholding enforcement of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

On 17 January 2025, the Supreme Court ruled on TikTok’s appeal, upholding the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The Court declined to endorse the government's claim that preventing "cov…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court

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2024-05-07
under deliberation

On 7 May 2024, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutio…

2024-08-15
under deliberation

On 15 August 2024, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, expanded its arguments in the lawsuit c…

2024-12-06
in force

On 6 December 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued …

2024-12-16
under appeal

On 16 December 2024, TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency application for an injunction with the…

2024-12-18
under investigation

On 18 December 2024, the US Supreme Court granted certiorari for the appeal of TikTok, Inc. in the …

2025-01-17
in force

On 17 January 2025, the Supreme Court ruled on TikTok’s appeal, upholding the constitutionality of …