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.

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

The US Supreme Court upheld a law to force TikTok’s sale from a Chinese state-owned firm, even as President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have sought to block the divestment.

The fate of Tiktok is in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump after the Supreme Court upheld the ban Friday..

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.

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.

As self-described " TikTok refugees" pour onto the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, some foreign netizens are already running up against the country's extensive censorship apparatus. Newsweek reached out to Xiaohongshu with a request for comment via a general contact email address.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – 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.

In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment rights. There were no noted dissents.

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.