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TBD | Will the Supreme Court Save TikTok?

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

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News, Daily News, News Commentary, Politics

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Will a First Amendment defense keep TikTok running in America?  Guest: Emily Baker White, tech reporter for Forbes.  Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort, and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Emily Baker White is in the middle of writing a book. Would you describe yourself as a last minute up to the deadline kind of person,

1:14.1

or are you do it ahead of time? I'm not a last minute up to the deadline person. But in this

1:20.9

particular case, one cannot finish a book about a story that is literally happening right now.

1:28.3

Emily's book is about TikTok, and one of the most important chapters in TikTok's story

1:34.7

is happening right now at the Supreme Court.

1:37.9

The justices hear oral arguments on Friday about whether TikTok will be banned in the United

1:43.8

States.

1:44.9

The ban was signed into law this spring and is set to take effect on January 19th.

1:51.5

And the Supreme Court would have to stop the law from going into effect by issuing a ruling.

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