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Supreme Court Likely to Uphold TikTok Ban Unless ByteDance Sells App by January 19

Jan 13, 2025, 03:01 PM

The U.S. Supreme Court appears poised to uphold a federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States beginning January 19 unless the app is sold by its China-based parent company, ByteDance. The justices heard oral arguments on Friday, expressing skepticism toward TikTok's challenge against the ban due to national security concerns. President-elect Donald Trump recently asked the court to uphold the ban. Some justices referred to TikTok as a 'website' and showed little concern for how the ban would affect its 170 million regular U.S. users. In response to the potential ban, users are migrating to alternative apps like Xiaohongshu (RedNote) and Lemon8, both of which have surged to the top of the U.S. App Store downloads.