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 ...

NBC News reported that company lawyer Noel Francisco told justices Friday that TikTok had First Amendment protections, an argument that both conservative and liberal justices appeared skeptical of.

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 ...

TikTok attorney Noel Francisco countered, denying that user data is at risk. He argued the app is being unfairly targeted, pointing to tech giants like Google and Amazon that also collect vast ...