TikTok Plans to Shut Down in U.S. Jan. 19 Unless Supreme Court Intervenes – JP

TikTok’s time in the United States may be up.

After all, the social media platform said it plans on shutting off in the Unites States Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court can strike down or delay the implementation of a law intended to force ByteDance—the Chinese-owned parent company behind the app—to sell to an American buyer, according to the Associated Press.

Last year, President Joe Biden signed into law a legislation to remove TikTok from U.S. app stores and prohibit internet providers across the nation from allowing access to the platform if ByteDance cannot sell to an American company by Jan. 19.

The legislation was put in place amid concerns of China possibly using TikTok to spy on U.S. residents.

In response, TikTok filed an emergency motion for an injunction to stop the ban from taking effect, arguing that it violates the First Amendment and will generate “substantial losses,” per legal documents reviewed by E! News.

The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments on Jan. 10 over whether or not the law should be upheld.