US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, leaving app's fate to Trump

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US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering issuing an executive order to postpone the impending nationwide ban on TikTok, set to take effect this Sunday.
Asianet Newsable
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The Supreme Court upheld on Friday a law banning TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it, putting the popular short-video app on track to go dark in just two days.
Japan Today
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On Friday afternoon, the high court rejected an appeal from TikTok owner ByteDance, meaning the app may be forced to cut off service to its 170 million US users on Sunday unless ByteDance agrees to sell to a US entity.
Daily Mail
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While TikTok remains hugely popular in Brazil, Indonesia and other markets, its 170 million users in the United States are its most valuable.
The New York Times

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