Supreme Court to Decide TikTok's Fate as U.S. Ban Looms

With a divestiture deadline imminent, President-elect Trump opposes the ban despite previously supporting restrictions on the Chinese-owned app.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on January 10 regarding a federal law requiring TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the app or face a U.S. ban starting January 19.
The law, signed in April, stems from bipartisan concerns over national security risks linked to TikTok's Chinese ownership and data practices.
President-elect Donald Trump, who once championed banning TikTok, now opposes the restriction, citing the app's role in his political resurgence and popularity among younger voters.
TikTok and ByteDance argue that divestiture is unfeasible and that the ban violates First Amendment rights, with lower courts so far siding with the government on national security grounds.
If the ban takes effect, TikTok could become inaccessible to new users and updates in the U.S., though existing users may retain limited functionality for some time.