TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew thanked Donald Trump for his commitment to "finding a solution" that keeps TikTok available in the U.S. after the ruling.

The TikTok situation highlights the complexity of enforcing regulation compliance on digital platforms supported by companies with global reach and operations. The outcome of TikTok's legal battles will influence future cases involving data privacy, national security and foreign ownership of digital platforms.

Trump filed a surprise brief urging the Supreme Court to delay enforcement until he could broker a deal — though it’s unclear if the Chinese government would approve one. Tiffany Cianci was finishing a TikTok live stream to 70,

When does the potential ban start? Can you still use TikTok after it takes effect? We VERIFY what users need to know.

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TikTok may be banned across the United States from January 19. What happens if the Chinese app is banned? How will it impact users? Are there any alternatives? Here’s all you need to know.

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 mechanics of the ban take aim at app stores, like those operated by Apple and Google: If they distribute or update TikTok, the federal government could impose civil penalties on them.

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Signed by President Joe Biden in April, the law passed by Congress would block TikTok, which boasts 170 million American users, from US app stores and web hosting services unless ByteDance divests from the social media platform by January 19.

Even TikTok attorney Noel Francisco seemed uncertain about how ... that the US government will force app store operators, like Google and Apple, to remove TikTok from their platforms.

This would mean it would become unavailable on platforms like Google and Apple’s app stores ... until after his inauguration on Jan. 20. Noel Francisco, a lawyer representing TikTok and ...