In the case currently before the Court, TikTok has sued the U.S. government on First Amendment grounds, arguing that the law impermissibly chills free speech — both that of its users and the company itself. Attorney Noel Francisco told the Court on Friday that the ban constitutes “uniquely harsh treatment” toward ByteDance and TikTok.

Local content creators are closely following the impending ban, many of them worried it will affect their livelihood.TikTok could potentially be b

The Supreme Court seems 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.

If Lemon8 were to be banned as well, TikTok users would largely be limited to long-established social media platforms like Instagram and YouTube, which have added features in recent years to compete with TikTok.

The Supreme Court hears agruments on potential TikTok ban and will determine whether or not the platform remains accessible to US users.

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Congress labeled the app’s Chinese ownership a national security risk and passed a law that would ban the social media platform unless it was sold. TikTok and creators say that violates their free speech rights.

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court. The justices largely hold the app’s fate in their hands as they hear the case Friday.

A law signed by President Joe Biden will force the sale or ban of the popular short-video app by 19 January in the United States.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on TikTok, and unless it intervenes, the video platform will be outright banned in a matter of days. The issue is a major concern, especially for younger Americans.

Molinaro is just one of many TikTok influencers who are now bracing for a possible ban of the app in the United States — and the loss of her six-figure income that could come with it. A U.S. law that could ban TikTok is set to go into effect on Jan. 19, unless the app is sold or the Supreme Court blocks the law.