The Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban TikTok, requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to American owners or shut it down by Sunday.

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that could force TikTok to shut down in the United States, potentially cutting off the app's 170 million users within days. The Department of Justice noted that enforcing the law "will be a process that plays out over time,

In May 2024, President Joe Biden signed a law that would ban TikTok from U.S. app stores on Sunday, Jan. 19, if TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, did not sell the app. ByteDance executives have repeatedly said they are not willing to sell the app.

TikTok's future in the U.S. appears to change by the minute, even as the popular app is hurtling towards a hard ban date and a promised shutdown on Sunday. Despite that, TikTok -- which has 170 million monthly American users -- appears to be in a state of limbo.

TikTok influencers and creators in Des Moines are bracing for a Supreme Court decision that could strip them of their platforms and followings.

That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could ... TikTok to break ties with its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, or face a U.S. ban. At the heart of the case is ...

TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago. The possibility the U.S. would outlaw the video-sharing app has kept influencers and users in anxious limbo for more than four of the years since then.

Discover how the TikTok ban affects U.S. users and the potential effect of the incoming Trump Administration on enforcing the ban.

TikTok faces a looming ban in the U.S. unless the Biden administration provides assurances to major tech firms. The Supreme Court upheld a law mandating ByteDance to divest TikTok, raising national security concerns.

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a law mandating TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest ownership, citing national security concerns. The ruling affirms the First Amendment isn't violated by the measure,

TikTok warned it will go dark in the United States unless President Joe Biden's administration provides assurances to companies like Apple and Google that it will not face enforcement actions when a ban takes effect.

The outcome will affect many across the nation, including local influencers in Mississippi: Taylor Burns and Jessie Whittington. Burns is a fashion and lifestyle TikToker who goes by "Queen Tay" while Whittington makes specialty soap bars for her booming business Country Lather Soaps.