The Supreme Court upheld a law that requires TikTok's Chinese owner to sell off the app's U.S. business or face a nationwide ban Sunday.

The case hinges on whether TikTok can convince Justices that such a mandate violates the First Amendment by forcing a foreign-controlled app to sell or shut down. As of Friday, they have not — and the Court has compelled Tik-Tok to be sold or shuttered this weekend.

The ban is aimed at whipping up anti-Chinese hatred in preparation for a US war, and stepping up state and media censorship of socialist and anti-war views.

Chief Justice John Roberts said. The law designates the Chinese government a foreign adversary. “Congress doesn’t care about what’s on TikTok, they don’t care about the expression,” Roberts, a member of the court’s conservative majority ...

After nearly three hours of Supreme Court arguments Friday morning, Americans are one step closer to learning whether a TikTok ban will take effect in nine days.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday.

Over the last few months, though, arguments around potential national security risks emerged due to the company's ties to China. Fast forward to last Friday, the Supreme Court appeared moved to support a law that could see TikTok banned in the US from Sunday, January 19, unless the platform is sold by its China-based parent company.

The court heard oral arguments on TikTok’s bid to block a law that would lead to its ban in the U.S. starting Jan. 19 if it isn’t sold by its Chinese owner.

Early in arguments that lasted more than two and a half hours, Chief Justice John Roberts identified his main concern: TikTok’s ownership by China-based ByteDance and the parent company’s ...

Ahead of a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been flocking to RedNote as well as Lemon8, TikTok's sister app.

After nearly three hours of Supreme Court arguments Friday morning, Americans are one step closer to learning whether a TikTok ban will ... Chief Justice John Roberts joked that if ByteDance ...

When asked, for instance, about Chinese censorship of Twitter in 2009 ... approving on Friday a law that would shut off access to TikTok, the U.S. is poised to conduct the exact kind of internet ...