an attorney for TikTok, Noel Francisco, told the Supreme Court on Friday that he expects that if the law is upheld, the app would “go dark — essentially, the platform shuts down,” when the ...
And much of how the government plans to enforce it remains unclear. Even TikTok attorney Noel Francisco seemed uncertain about how exactly a ban would go down. “On January 19, as I understand it ...
During the hearing, Supreme Court justices pressed TikTok and ByteDance lawyer Noel Francisco for not separating from ByteDance to avoid the ban. Related: Target "haul" gets viral TikTok ...
TikTok's counsel Noel Francisco argued that the law is a burden on the app's speech, "so the First Amendment applies," and other companies could be targeted on similar grounds. "AMC movie theaters ...
During Supreme Court arguments on Jan. 10, Noel Francisco, a lawyer for TikTok, warned that the platform would shut down when the law went into effect, explaining that it would be "extraordinarily ...
"At least as I understand it, we go dark," TikTok attorney Noel Francisco said on Friday. "Essentially the platform shuts down." That comment comes after TikTok said in court filings in December ...
Noel Francisco, representing TikTok and ByteDance, argued that Supreme Court endorsement of this law could enable statutes targeting other companies on similar grounds. Start the day smarter.
Noel Francisco, an attorney for TikTok, told the Supreme Court on Friday that to his understanding the app would “go dark” on Jan. 19 if the company lost the case. “Essentially, the platform ...
Friday’s session comes just nine days before the sell-or-ban deadline. TikTok’s lawyer, Noel Francisco, made it clear that the social network will essentially shut down on January 19 unless ...