The fate of TikTok and its 170-million American users in the hands of the Supreme Court.
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00:00The fate of TikTok and its 170 million American users in the hands of the Supreme Court.
00:06TikTok says it will comply with the law and shut down the ByteDance-owned app by January 19th
00:13unless the high court strikes down or delays the law aimed at forcing a sale by its Chinese-owned
00:19parent company. Despite previously backing the ban, President-elect Trump asked the court to
00:25delay the law in order for his administration to find a, quote, political resolution. TikTok
00:30and its creators argue their free speech rights are being violated, while proponents of the ban
00:35say TikTok is a national security threat. In recent days, ByteDance-owned TikTok copycat
00:43Lemon8 has rocketed to the top of Apple's app store, but experts believe it too would be covered
00:50by the ban. Oral arguments today will take two hours. TikTok's last dance would come
00:56one day before President Trump takes office.