The US Supreme Court upheld the law that will effectively ban TikTok on Sunday, January 19. This decision marks the end of a months-long legal battle with the Chinese company ByteDance, the owner of the platform, reports NBC.
The law requires TikTok's Chinese owner to divest from the company by Sunday, a day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.Euromedia24.com reports that if the sale fails, the platform, used by millions of Americans, could theoretically be banned.
Experts note that the rapidly changing situation should be taken into account. There are indications that President-elect Donald Trump may try to keep the app available.The Biden administration also made it clear that it would take no action to enforce the law on Sunday.
