TikTok's lawyer danced around the question but said there is no precedent for a foreign government being subject to U.S. free speech laws. He then used a series of analogies, and it didn't seem like the Supreme Court judges were impressed by his answer.

The Supreme Court will convene for a rare oral argument session on Friday to consider a set of landmark cases that could permanently alter the way millions of people consume online content. TikTok, the video-based social media app used by more than 160 million users in the United States,

The Supreme Court appeared to favor the government's national security claims over TikTok's 1st Amendment argument.