On Friday, the nation’s highest court heard arguments on whether to uphold or block a law that could effectively ban TikTok​ in the U.S. The bill, signed into law by President Biden in April 2024, gives TikTok’s parent company ByteDance until January 19 to divest its U.

The Supreme Court signaled Friday it's likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok if the company doesn't divest from its Chinese parent company by January 19. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall was at the high court and has more on the oral arguments and what happens next.

The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Friday to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States by Jan. 19, with the justices focusing on the national security concerns about China that prompted the crackdown.

The Supreme Court appeal is TikTok's last chance to stop a ban from happening through litigation. Here's why that's looking unlikely.