TikTok has been the subject of ongoing concerns in the U.S. for years due to issues related to data privacy and access laws. In response, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation on March 13,

TikTok has just ten days until it faces a possible ban in the US. If the Supreme Court declines to halt the law before January 19th, and TikTok isn’t spun off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, companies like Apple and Google will be forced to stop maintaining the app in their app stores or letting it push updates.

TikTok is challenging a possible ban or forced sale to new owners in the United States, but has for several years been waging other fights in at least 20 countries.

Billions in advertising flows through TikTok, which could be banned in the U.S. as soon as Jan. 19. Brands and creators are racing to prepare.

Although former President Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2020 directing ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok in the United States, his amicus brief in the Supreme Court, filed late last month,

The Chinese-owned app is battling for survival as a deadline looms over its fate.

TikTok will be fighting for its life Friday, as the U.S. Supreme Court is due to hear arguments over a bipartisan law that aims to ban the video-sharing app on Jan. 19 if it continues to be controlled by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd.

The next time you want to skip the bar crawls and parties on Friday night, say you’re celebrating “Fredagsmys” instead. “Fredagsmys” — a term with over 70 million posts on TikTok — is a Swedish tradition that translates to “Friday coziness.” Instead of partying, it encourages you to get as cozy as possible at the end of the week to unwind.

The only branch of the federal government without a social media presence will weigh the fate of one of the nation’s most popular video-sharing apps on Friday, delving into a viral fight over whether TikTok’s ties to China threaten national security.

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