Massive social media app TikTok could be banned in the US unless its Chinese parent company sells it in within the week. At the time of writing, the app remains active in the United States. Following decisions by Congress and the Supreme Court,

No. If the law goes into effect on Jan. 19, TikTok will disappear from Apple and Google's app stores. You also won't be able to access the app on a computer. So new users won't be able to download it, but if you already have it on your phone, it'll stay there.

The US Supreme Court seemed inclined on Friday to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban of the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States by January 19th, with the justices focusing on the national security concerns about China that prompted the crackdown.

Constitutional law attorney Katie Cherkasky analyzes President-elect Donald Trump’s New York sentencing and offers insights on the Supreme Court’s stance on the proposed TikTok ban.

The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. Hearing arguments in a momentous clash of free speech and national security concerns,

The Supreme Court appeared to favor the government's national security claims over TikTok's 1st Amendment argument.

A TikTok ban might be one step closer to reality even if there are still some lingering doubts about whether a federal law will really go into effect on January 19.

TikTok has been "on notice" since 2020, during Donald Trump's first term, that its sale could be required if it couldn’t satisfy national security concerns.View on euronews