WASHINGTON: TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance's lawyer warned during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would result in its ban in the United States or would compel the sale

The lawyer for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance offered a warning during Supreme Court arguments over a law that would compel the sale of the short-video app or ban it in the United States: If Congress could do this to TikTok,

The Supreme Court appeared ready to uphold a law that will ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owners don't sell the widly popular platform.

While millions brace for the impact of an imminent Trump administration, another sociopolitical sea change looms on the horizon: the Biden administration’s TikTok ban, which could push the popular social media app to shut down in less than two weeks.

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

The fate of TikTok sits in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments on Friday against legislation that bans the platform in the country in less than two weeks. Last spring,

TikTok will be fighting for its life Friday, as the U.S. Supreme Court is due to hear arguments over a bipartisan law that aims to ban the video-sharing app on Jan. 19 if it continues to be controlled by its Chinese parent company,