TikTok says it will 'go dark' in US if government does not intervene

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The Supreme Court earlier upheld a law that would ban the video app in the US unless its Chinese parent-company sells it.

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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, which could threaten the app's existence in the U.S. The ruling came in on Friday that the federal government can legally shut down the popular social app in the U.S. unless it breaks away from its China-based parent company. TikTok argued that the ban violates the...

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The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a law effectively subjecting TikTok to a national ban on Sunday. The massively popular social media platform that is used by roughly half the country will be shut down, unless there's an 11th-hour lifeline from President-elect Donald Trump, who has said he can reach a deal to rescue the app. The Hollywood Reporter spoke to TikTok creators and asked how they're feeling about the Supreme Court's decision.

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That comes after a unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court on Friday to uphold a federal law banning TikTok unless it's sold by its China-based parent company, Bytedance.

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