TikTok Supreme Court Clash Pits Free Speech Against US Security

  • Justices hear arguments in the case Friday starting at 10 a.m.
  • Biden, Trump are at odds over delaying ban past inauguration
The TikTok app.Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
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The future of the wildly popular social media platform TikTok rides on a US Supreme Court clash that pits national security against free speech – and one president against another.

The justices will hear arguments Friday, only nine days before a federal law is set to ban TikTok in the US if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company.