Tick Tock, TikTok
The Supreme Court is on the clock to uphold or reject Uncle Sam’s looming TikTok ban.
The High Court agreed to hear expedited arguments starting on January 10, where TikTok will argue that the law banning the app violates the First Amendment. Congress passed the ban earlier this year, citing national security concerns over such a popular app—it’s used by 170M Americans—having ties to a foreign adversary (China).
If the Supremes side with TikTok, it’ll mean scrolling as usual. If the ban is upheld, TikTok will be removed from app stores (no new users) and lose the ability to make updates on January 19th, leading to a growing swarm of software bugs.
President-elect Trump is another variable... he’s recently expressed sympathy for the ‘Tok, and it’ll be his DOJ responsible for enforcing the ban if it’s upheld.
ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE
Our ultimate purpose is to glorify God—the Creator of the universe, Great Innovator, and Inventor of everything. However you engage with social media, remember to use technology to point others to eternal hope in him.
“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For everything was created by him, in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through him and for him.”
Colossians 1:15-16 (CSB) (read full passage)