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.

The Supreme Court’s remarkably speedy decision Friday to allow a controversial ... Experts originally expected the app to at least be removed on Sunday from the Apple and Google app stores — which could face fines under the law for continuing to ...

Although President-elect Donald Trump could choose to not enforce the law, it’s unclear whether third-party internet service providers will support the app.

The "Art of the Deal" president-elect had urged the Supreme Court to pause the ban to give him time to "negotiate a resolution." Once in office, Trump could direct his attorney general not to enforce the law. But it's uncertain if Apple, Google and other ...

prompting TikTok’s quick appeal to the Supreme Court. Without a sale to an approved buyer, the law bars app stores operated by Apple, Google and others from offering TikTok beginning Sunday. Internet hosting services also will be prohibited from hosting ...

The Supreme Court upholds the U.S. bill that would essentially ban TikTok. As AFROTECH™ previously reported, the Court demonstrated that it was “likely” to rule in favor of banning the application owned by ByteDance.

The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a law requiring TikTok ... shutting down the app entirely if the ban goes into effect Sunday. Apple and Google did not immediately respond to questions about whether they plan to keep TikTok on their app ...

The Supreme Court noted in its opinion that ... Rather, it prohibits Apple and Google’s app stores and web hosting services from distributing TikTok in the U.S. (under penalty of monetary fines) unless ByteDance sells its ownership stake in the app ...

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that a law requiring TikTok’s parent company to divest from the popular video-sharing platform or face a ban was constitutional, siding with the government in a

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The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future in the U.