Trump claims he’ll ‘save’ TikTok - despite trying to get it banned while in office - Both Biden and Trump administrations sought to ban TikTok

WASHINGTON (AP) — The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court on Friday, with the justices largely holding the app’s fate in their hands. The popular social media platform says the law violates the First Amendment and should be struck down.

Justices will hear arguments in two consolidated cases taking aim at the federal law, which requires Chinese-owned ByteDance to divest from TikTok, or else TikTok will be banned from U.S. app stores and from being hosted by American internet service providers.

Congress says the popular video app poses a looming threat to the nation’s security because of its Chinese owner. What the justices decide could determine if the app is shut down.

The president-elect has filed a request with the Supreme Court to pause the enforcement of a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S.

If the ban is upheld, TikTok will be banned later this month due to a law put in place by the Biden administration. The government says China can gather data on Americans or manipulate the content on TikTok to shape U.S. users' opinions, the government claims.

In 2020, he moved to ban the Chinese-owned app. Now, he is opposing the Biden administration’s effort to do just that.

TikTok has been the subject of ongoing concerns in the U.S. for years due to issues related to data privacy and access laws. In response, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on March 13,

STORY: The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Friday over a federal law that would force a sale of the Chinese-owned short video app TikTok by January 19th or face a ban on national security grounds.TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance have sued to block the law from taking effect,

Lawyers for TikTok will argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department will contend that the app is a national security risk.