Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds TikTok Ban Deadline

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a federal law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app by Sunday or face a ban on its U.S. operations, citing national security concerns over its ties to China. The ruling mandates TikTok's removal from U.S. app stores, although existing users will retain access while new downloads and updates are blocked, eventually rendering the app inoperable. President-elect Donald Trump, who assumes office the day after the ban, has expressed a desire to negotiate a solution, but the Biden administration has signaled it will not enforce the ban in its final hours. ByteDance's refusal to sell TikTok has led to legal challenges and uncertainty about the app's future. The law includes a provision for a 90-day extension if significant progress toward a sale is made, but this remains a contentious issue.