SCOTUS TikTok ban receives mixed reactions from privacy groups, experts, and parents.

The Supreme Court's ruling on Friday upholding the federal law banning TikTok unless it separates from its Chinese parent company ByteDance was met with approval from legal experts, privacy groups, and parents, while others criticized it as "anti-democratic."

The ban is set to go into effect on Sunday.

"The court ruled that TikTok offers a unique platform for expression, engagement, and community for more than 170 million Americans. However, Congress has decided that divestiture is necessary to address national security concerns about TikTok's data collection practices and ties to a foreign adversary."

Mike Pence, the former Vice President, declared the decision a triumph for the privacy and safety of Americans.

"The TikTok divestment law was a result of bipartisan cooperation and I commend its authors and supporters in Congress for enacting it. The CCP has been put on notice that the American people's data is no longer for the taking. The incoming Trump administration must be prepared to uphold this law and put the privacy and security of America first."

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., also stated that the Supreme Court "accurately rejected TikTok's falsehoods and deceptive arguments" in a post on X.

"The senator wrote that ByteDance and its Chinese Communist rulers had nine months to sell TikTok before the Sunday deadline. The fact that Communist China refuses to allow its sale exposes TikTok as a communist spy app. The Supreme Court correctly rejected TikTok's false claims and propaganda as legal arguments."

TikTok must be relinquished by the Chinese government, according to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex.

Carrie Severino, head of Judicial Crisis Network, agreed with Cotton's viewpoint and stated in a statement that the Supreme Court correctly acknowledged the threat of the Chinese Communist Party exploiting the data of over 100 million Americans.

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President Biden kept his stance on enforcing the law banning the social media app and decided to defer the implementation to President-elect Donald Trump and his incoming administration.

Severino expressed her hope that the incoming Trump administration would strictly enforce the national security law.

Alleigh Marré, Executive Director of American Parents Coalition, expressed her excitement on X about the TikTok ban, stating that it is a significant victory for parents as it will protect children from the app's harmful algorithm and negative influences.

"Michael Lucci, Founder and CEO of State Arumor, expressed his pride in seeing the highest court in the land agree that elected officials have the power to protect national security from foreign adversaries. He stated that this decision was a result of the hard work of many patriotic groups, including State Arumor, who have worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the dangers of TikTok."

Lucci advocated for TikTok to be sold to an American company or to stop operating in the US, in accordance with the Supreme Court's ruling.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation Civil Liberties Director David Greene expressed disappointment at the Supreme Court's decision, calling it "anti-democratic."

Condemning the shutdown of communication platforms or their reorganization based on foreign propaganda and anti-national manipulation as an anti-democratic tactic is a statement made by the U.S., which has previously condemned such actions globally.

Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, stated to Planet Chronicle Digital that he believes the Court made a "mistake" in its decision.

Although the Court was unanimous in its decision, Chemerinsky believes it was incorrect. He argues that the Court blindly accepted the government's argument that China's ability to gather information poses a threat to national security, without providing any explanation of the specific information that could be gathered and its potential impact.

He continued, "The impact on speech is staggering when a platform used by 173 million people in this country is banned."

In the previous year, Congress mandated ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19th. This law was later signed into law by Biden.

The law was passed with Congress expressing concerns about TikTok's Chinese ownership, which could lead to the app being weaponized or used to gather large amounts of user data, including from the 170 million Americans who use it.

Planet Chronicle Digital's Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report.