TikTok had argued otherwise before the justices last week. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement,

The Supreme Court seems skeptical of the Chinese-owned platform’s First Amendment claim.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday.

An attorney for TikTok told the Supreme Court Friday the app could “go dark” next week while asking skeptical justices to issue an injunction preventing a law banning the platform in the US from going into effect.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew thanked Donald Trump for his commitment to "finding a solution" that keeps TikTok available in the U.S. after the ruling.

"At least as I understand it, we go dark," TikTok attorney Noel Francisco said on Friday. "Essentially the platform shuts down." That comment comes after TikTok said in court filings in December that it planned to completely exit the U.S. if its ban is not ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is viewed as open to upholding a national-security law that will shut down the video-sharing app nationwide on Sunday if it continues to be controlled by its Chinese parent company.

Here is what Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, Kentanji Brown Jackson and Chief Justice John Roberts said about TikTok's Chinese parent company.

The Supreme Court will hear TikTok’s challenge to the ban-or-sale law to consider whether it violates the First Amendment rights of of users and platform owners.

The Supreme Court upheld a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the United States. Here's what to know about the potential ban.

The TikTok situation highlights the complexity of enforcing regulation compliance on digital platforms supported by companies with global reach and operations. The outcome of TikTok's legal battles will influence future cases involving data privacy, national security and foreign ownership of digital platforms.

ByteDance has said it won’t sell the short-form video platform, and TikTok’s attorney Noel Francisco stated a sale might never be possible under the conditions set in the law. Francisco urged the justices to enter a temporary pause that would allow ...