After the federal trial last week he denied The company is now appealing to the Supreme Court to buy time, seeking to delay a law that could have banned TikTok's use in the US. The social media company asked the court to temporarily block the law, which will take effect on January 19, 2025.

"The Supreme Court has an established record of protecting Americans' right to free speech," TikTok wrote in a post. On X. "Today, we ask the Court to do what it has traditionally done in free speech cases: apply the strictest scrutiny to speech bans and find that they violate the First Amendment."

The company, which argued that the law was unconstitutional, lost its initial statement legal problem law earlier this month. The company then appealed delay Regarding the implementation of the law, President-elect Donald Trump said he would "save" TikTok. That request was denied on Friday.

In it giving With the Supreme Court, TikTok again cited Trump's comments. "It's not in anyone's best interest — the parties, the public, or the courts — for the law to go into effect banning TikTok only to have the new Administration suspend enforcement hours, days, or even weeks later." had written. Trump's inauguration will take place a day after the ban on the app goes into effect.

TikTok is now hoping the Supreme Court will intervene to halt the law to give the company time to make its final legal appeal. Otherwise, app stores and ISPs will be forced to block TikTok next month, making the app inaccessible to its 170 million US users.

Update December 16, 2024, 1:30 PM PT: Updated with details from TikTok's lawsuit.