The US Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear TikTok’s appeal against a divest-or-ban law that will determine the video app’s fate in the US.
The ByteDance-owned app is expected to be banned for the company’s 170mn users in the US if it does not divest from its Chinese parent under a law due to come into force on January 19, the day before Donald Trump’s inauguration as president.
The Supreme Court said it would take up the challenge and hear oral arguments on January 10 regarding the law, which US officials proposed because of national security concerns over the company’s Chinese roots. Both parties’ opening briefs are due by December 27.