In refusing to dismiss the wrongful death suit, New York Supreme Court Justice Paul Goetz found that Norma Nazario had ...

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 ...

Noel Francisco, who argued on behalf of TikTok and ByteDance, said the Supreme Court's decision would be "enormously consequential." ...

TikTok’s attorney Noel Francisco told the Supreme Court that if the company lost the case, “As I understand it, we go dark. Essentially, the platform shuts down.” ...

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a federal law on Friday requiring ByteDance, the China-based parent company of TikTok, to sell its U.S. operations by January 19 or face a nationwide ban.

ByteDance and TikTok have so far opposed any suggestion that they could separate, though it remains to be seen what will happen if the Supreme Court upholds the ban and it actually takes effect.

The platform’s attorney, Noel Francisco, warned during oral arguments that if the ban takes effect, TikTok would “essentially go dark” in the U.S.

Noel Francisco, the lawyer for TikTok and ByteDance, told the Supreme Court that the app is “one of America’s most popular speech platforms,” and said that the law would require it to “go ...

As it stands, ByteDance must sell the US operations for social media platform by Jan. 19 or shut it down. Just before the court release its decision today, President-elect Donald Trump said on ...

Noel Francisco, who argued on behalf of TikTok and ByteDance, said the potential Supreme Court decision is "enormously consequential" for the platform's 170 million users in the U.S. and their ...

Privately held ByteDance is about 60% owned by institutional investors such as BlackRock and General Atlantic, while its founders and employees own 20% each. It has more than 7,000 employees in ...

Signed by U.S. President Joe Biden in April 2024, the law gave TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, a 270-day deadline to divest — essentially sell — its U.S. operations to a government ...