and while more than a third of americans use tiktok, some us lawmakers and supreme courtjustices are tiktok accusses the us of unfairly targetting the rapidly growing social media company and says that implementing a ban violates free speech. for more now, let's speak to jacob huebert, president of the liberty justice center. walk us through these arguments against these laws. yes, we represent nonprofit organisations that use it tiktok to reach a young gen z audience with his message of individual liberty and free markets. they can't reach anywhere else. if this platform shuts down, we say that's a violation of their right to free speech because they won't be able to speak there and they won't be able to reach this unique audience. the government, tojustify unique audience. the government, to justify this, then said to shut this down. 0ne then said to shut this down. one of them is protecting americans' data privacy and then ensuring china can't lean on bytedance i get the us government interest. as i don't know if that is totally illegitimate. they are essentially saying it is only

and while more than a third of americans use tiktok, some us lawmakers and supreme courtjustices are nese government. tiktok accuses the us of unfairly targetting the rapidly growing social media company and says that implementing a ban violates free speech. i've been speaking with jacob huebert, president of the libertyjustice center. i know actually that you've filed a legal challenge to that bill. just walk us through your arguments against this law, now being considered, of course, by the supreme court, that could end up potentially banning tiktok here in the us? yes, we represent a non—profit organisation that uses tiktok to reach a young, gen z audience, with its message of individual liberty and free markets, that they can't reach anywhere else. and if this platform shuts down, we say that's a violation of their right to free speech because they won't be able to speak there and they won't be able to reach this unique audience. and the government, to justify this, then says, well, we need to shut this down for national security — two national security reasons. one of them is pro

business in america being sold to the world's richest person if the us supreme court upholds a ban on the app. supreme courtjusticesdline for tiktok to either sell its us operations or face a ban in the country. i'm joined now by sam biddle, senior technology reporter at the intercept. he joins us from los angeles. firstly, thank you forjoining us. i want to know if you are safe in los angeles. have you been affected by the fires? 0nly been affected by the fires? only by some really horrendous error that has luckily cleared up error that has luckily cleared up as of today —— air. not near the actualfires up as of today —— air. not near the actual fires but the air has been horrible up until now. thank you. talk about tiktok and what has been happening. tiktok have dismissed claims that musk will buy the platform, but what do you make of the claim? i think it would certainly be surprising, especially given the extreme polarisation around mask and the country. it would be a pretty enormous development —— musk. i would be surprised only because tiktok �*s parent company bytedance has been so emphatic in their desire t

had its day in the us supreme court to challenge that legislation, which set a deadline on the 19th ofjanuary for tiktok to be sold or face a ban in the country. now, supreme courtjusticesxpected to rule on it within days, but tiktok has repeatedly said that it will not sell its us operation. meanwhile, of course, mrtrump, who initially called for a ban of the app, he has urged the supreme court to delay its decision until he takes office on the 20th, one day later to seek a political resolution. that change in tone appears to have come after he met tiktok�*s chief executive, shoji chu, and also he talked about how tiktok has managed to bring some younger voters to vote for him. but during a supreme court hearing last week, justices appeared inclined to uphold that legislation and stick to that deadline, repeatedly referring to that national security concerns that us lawmakers have talked about. so we'll see what bytedance chooses to do if the us supreme court decides to do that. the uk government is considering plans to clamp down on ransomware by making it illegal for companies and services providing critical national infrastructure in the uk — to pay a ransom in the

more detail both from what president—elect donald trump has been saying also what those us supreme courtjusticesr so. let's return to the middle east because israel's security cabinet has recommended approving the gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal agreed with hamas. it comes after meeting that lasted several hours. the full cabinet is now convening to give a final ratification to that agreement. if approved, mr netanyahu pot office has said that the release of the first hostages will go ahead on sunday as planned. some will go

if tiktok does not divest, doesn't sell to a us buyer mortgages has made very clear that it will not. an alternative outcome is for the supreme courtjusticesould mean that president—elect donald trump would get his way. he wants extra time so that he can step in on the day after the ban when his eggnog grated and start working towards a political resolution to save tiktok in the us —— when he is inaugurated. tiktok in the us —— when he is inauguratt company has controlled company has first amendment rights —— bite dance. of course as users have first of course as users have first amendment rights but there is no first amendment right to harm our national security and that's why congress acted in a way it did —— bytedance. which is allowed tiktok to continue to survive but not under ccp control. because if ccp continues to control it, it will have access under its national security laws to the data of 170 million people. we know that it has repeatedly stolen tens of millions of americans's records, data, america ns's records, data, including americans's records, data, including in the anthem equifax and office of personnel management a

currently exist in us politics, this is one of those rare occasions in washington life where all sites come together and inside the rotunda tonight, you�*ll have the supreme courtjusticesme court justices standing the supreme courtjustices standing alongside the republican leadership alongside democratic leadership and alongside the vice president harris. , , ., ., , harris. yes, it is going to be uuite a harris. yes, it is going to be quite a month _ harris. yes, it is going to be quite a month of— harris. yes, it is going to be quite a month ofjanuary - quite a month ofjanuary because you are right, everyone is coming — because you are right, everyone is coming together for this passing _ is coming together for this passing and everyone will be coming — passing and everyone will be coming together again in 13 days— coming together again in 13 days for— coming together again in 13 days for the presidents trump return — days for the presidents trump return. and very different atmosphere in very different thoughts i'm sure among those gathered — thoughts i'm sure among those gathered as we look back on president carter and perhaps reassess _ president carter and perhaps

the supreme courtjustices are expected to rule on it within days, before the 19th deadline, but tiktok has repeatedly said it will not sell its usfor a ban of the app and urged the supreme court to delay its decision until he takes office a day later on the 20th to seek a day later on the 20th to seek a political resolution, and that change in tone appeared to, he also talked about how tiktok has managed to win some younger voters as well. during the supreme court hearing last week, justices appeared inclined to uphold that law, repeatedly referring to the national security concerns. we will see what bytedance, the parent company of tiktok, chooses to do if the supreme court upholds the law, but it appears selling it to elon musk seems unlikely, but 1524 00:13:38,393 --> 00:13: