Trump called for a suspension of the law threatening the TikTok ban

US President-elect Donald Trump appealed to the Supreme Court with a request to suspend the law threatening to ban the social network TikTok. This was reported by the Bloomberg agency on December 28.

It is specified that Trump asked the court to give him time after his inauguration on January 20. He has not taken a firm position on the constitutionality of the law, which is set to take effect Jan. 19, though he has said it raises "broad and troubling" concerns about free speech.

Trump told the justices that only he "has the unrivaled deal-making experience, the electoral mandate and the political will to negotiate a resolution that will save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the government." However, he did not specify what kind of deal he wanted to seek, nor did he say what kind of extension he wanted.

The agency said the court is hearing the case on an extremely fast track, with deliberations scheduled for a special session on Jan. 10 - a little more than a week before the law takes effect.

"The law could set a dangerous global precedent by granting extraordinary authority to shut down an entire social media platform, largely based on concerns about objectionable speech on that platform", Trump said.

Earlier on April 24, incumbent US President Joe Biden signed legislation to ban the app from the country. At the time, Congress overwhelmingly approved the measure, claiming possible surveillance of US citizens through the app by the Chinese government. The ban will be lifted if ByteDance sells the U.S. division of TikTok within nine months of the law's passage. They expire at the end of December.

The social network, in turn, said it would defend its rights to operate in the U.S. in court, and the ban would "destroy 7 million companies and disenfranchise 170 million Americans."

Bloomberg reported on April 27 that the TikTok ban would lure young American voters who previously supported the Democratic Party to Trump's side.

American businessman Ilon Musk, commenting on the TikTok ban, pointed out that such a decision contradicts the principles of freedom of speech and expression. In March, Musk said that banning the social network would lead to increased censorship in the United States.