The Supreme Court issued its opinion on the looming ban of TikTok in America upholding that the law will stay in effect, essentially forcing the app’s Chinese owner to sell its American holdings by Sunday or be forced to go dark.

US President-elect Donald Trump has held phone talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Their agenda included the economy, trade and social media platform TikTok.

Supreme Court upholds law to leave TikTok ban in place. Can Donald Trump save the app? Here's what this means for users come this Sunday.

Despite ByteDance's refusal to sell TikTok's US operations, lawmakers continue to debate the implications for both US users and the broader tech industry, with the app's future hanging in the balance as Trump's administration takes office.

Both leaders were upbeat after the call, with Trump calling it “a very good one” and Mr Xi saying that trade relations can be mutually beneficial.

Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a positive approach to improving ties between the rival countries.

Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Read more here.

The Supreme Court rejected TikTok's appeal to halt a law banning the app in the U.S. unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake by Jan. 19.

The President’s duty is to enforce the law, not cut a deal with China.

The social media giant is now due to be outlawed in America by Sunday unless its Chinese-based owner ByteDance sells the US version of the app

Users have flooded the app with satirical videos poking fun at the U.S. government's claims about data security.