Saturday, January 18, 2025
Special Edition: End of TikTok? Ban to Take Effect Sunday
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It’s official: the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law banning the popular social media app TikTok over national security concerns unless its Chinese owners sell it by Sunday (Jan 19).
Our guests today help explain what a TikTok ban will actually look like, what its 170 million American users can expect next, and more.
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Guest: Sarah Needleman
Sarah E. Needleman is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal's technology bureau. Her coverage centers on videogame companies such as Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive Software, Roblox and Epic. She also frequently writes about social-media platforms such as Reddit, Pinterest, X and Discord.
In 2022, Sarah received an honorable mention with WSJ colleagues for their coverage of workplace misconduct at Activision from the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, or Sabew.
Sarah graduated from Rutgers University in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She lives with her husband and daughter in northern New Jersey.
Guest: Jessica Levinson
Jessica Levinson’s work focuses on constitutional law, the law of the political process, including election law and governance issues, and the Supreme Court.
Levinson is a legal contributor for CBS News, a columnist for MSNBC, and has a weekly legal segment on NPR member station KCRW. She regularly appears as a legal and political expert on television, radio, podcasts, online outlets, and in print. She also hosts the “Passing Judgment” podcast.
Levinson is the founding director of Loyola Law School's Public Service Institute, which is dedicated to creating the next generation of leaders in government service. She is also the director of Loyola Law School’s Journalist Law School.
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