What's NewPresident-elect Donald Trump met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday as the company asks the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that would essentially ban the social media app if it is not sold by January, a source familiar with Trump's plans confirmed to Newsweek.Why It MattersTikTok, a popular social media platform used by millions of Americans, faces a ban if its parent company ByteDance does not sell it by January 19, 2025.
TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court justices to step in to delay the ban from taking place, arguing that a 'modest delay' in the ban would give the Court and the incoming Trump administration time to 'evaluate' the ban, reported the Associated Press.Earlier in December, TikTok lost a challenge to the law, passed earlier this year by an overwhelming majority of lawmakers from both political parties. The U.S.