Congressional leaders who championed the TikTok bill last year in the U.S. now want to delay the ban on the popular app from going into effect.

"In the brief, Senators Markey and Paul and Representative Khanna argued that the TikTok ban lacks evidence and directly conflicts with the First Amendment, undermining the rights of over 170 million Americans who use the platform," the press release said.

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(WJAR) — U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling for the extension of the TikTok ban. He held a press conference on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. to urge the Biden Administration to extend the deadline. At the event, Markey said he will be sending a letter to President Joe Biden, asking him to use his power to extend the deadline for 90 days.

With a ban on TikTok set to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, one Massachusetts senator is co-sponsoring a bill to extend the ban's deadline.

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is calling on President Joe Biden to delay a ban on TikTok that could go into effect in the coming days. The Supreme Court could rule as early as Friday whether or not the original ban is constitutional or if it should be delayed and debated further.

TikTok denied a report that China is mulling over an offer from Elon Musk to buy the app ahead of a Jan. 19 deadline in the U.S., BBC News reports.

There's a new push to extend the deadline to ban TikTok in the United States. Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is among the lawmakers speaking out in support of creators on the app.

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