TikTok faces ban in US by Sunday after Supreme Court rejects appeal

  • A TikTok ban in the US is set to go ahead on Sunday after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal

  • What a ban looks like and how it would be enforced remains uncertain. The White House says it will leave enforcement to the incoming Trump administration

  • Justices ruled that the law passed by Congress asking the app's Chinese owner to sell its stake or face a US ban did not violate free speech rights

  • The legal drama stems from the US government's national security concerns and TikTok's ties to China

  • Last year, ByteDance was ordered to sell the app to a US buyer or it would be banned by 19 January - that sale has not yet happened

  • TikTok is one of the most popular short-form video apps in the world, and is a major part of a multi-billion dollar influencer economy

TikTok faces ban in US by Sunday after Supreme Court rejects appeal