CNN: Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Divest-or-Ban Law

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Breaking news ░░░░░░░░ the CNN newsroom I ░░░░░░░░ Jim Acosta in Washington ░░░░░░░░ re following breaking news ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court The ░░░░░░░░ have just issued an ░░░░░░░░ on the fate of ░░░░░░░░ Let me go straight ░░░░░░░░ Paula Reid who is ░░░░░░░░ in Washington with me ░░░░░░░░ what do we know ░░░░░░░░ Court as the justices ░░░░░░░░ a controversial ban on ░░░░░░░░ social media app TikTok ░░░░░░░░ the justices signaled that ░░░░░░░░ would uphold this ban ░░░░░░░░ days ago when they ░░░░░░░░ oral arguments This all ░░░░░░░░ last year in April ░░░░░░░░ Congress with broad bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ said that the app ░░░░░░░░ be banned if it ░░░░░░░░ t divest from its ░░░░░░░░ company bytedance because of ░░░░░░░░ over that company s ░░░░░░░░ to China It s ░░░░░░░░ national security concern that ░░░░░░░░ been expressed by presidents ░░░░░░░░ both parties specifically the ░░░░░░░░ is that this app ░░░░░░░░ collecting data massive amounts ░░░░░░░░ data from all of ░░░░░░░░ users and then potentially ░░░░░░░░ data could be used ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese government especially ░░░░░░░░ the event of a ░░░░░░░░ to to sow discord ░░░░░░░░ this country or otherwise ░░░░░░░░ national security Now TikTok ░░░░░░░░ were challenging this ban ░░░░░░░░ that this was a ░░░░░░░░ of the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ when they heard arguments ░░░░░░░░ few days ago it ░░░░░░░░ a rare day when ░░░░░░░░ see sort of a ░░░░░░░░ consensus across the bench ░░░░░░░░ it was clear that ░░░░░░░░ justices on both sides ░░░░░░░░ the aisle were skeptical ░░░░░░░░ this First Amendment argument ░░░░░░░░ as of now unless ░░░░░░░░ again divests from its ░░░░░░░░ company by Sunday this ░░░░░░░░ could be rendered inoperable ░░░░░░░░ many of its 170 ░░░░░░░░ users so far This ░░░░░░░░ definitely the biggest decision ░░░░░░░░ of the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ term, Jim.