Jewish Federations Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Against TikTok

Today, the nation's highest court unanimously upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act – requiring the China-based owner of TikTok, ByteDance, to sell the app or face its removal from internet platforms in the US. In doing so, the US Supreme Court not only is protecting national security, but has also taken an important step in addressing one of the main social media drivers of today’s antisemitism epidemic. 


The TikTok platform has helped spread anti-Israel propaganda around the globe since the October 7 Hamas attacks.


In just one-year, antisemitic comments on TikTok rose 912%. Jewish Federations will always stand against antisemitic hatred and bias, which is why we strongly supported this law’s passage at every stage. 
It will never be acceptable for a foreign adversary to sow hate in order to divide us.


We look forward to the implementation and enforcement of the law, which was passed with strong bipartisan support in Congress, signed into law by President Biden, and now unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court, in the coming days.