The U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sund

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The U.S. Supreme Court officially upheld the law to ban the TikTok social media app on Friday. The case has become a pivotal moment in the debate over free speech and national security, following President Joe Biden's new act to ban TikTok in the U.

The Chinese-owned company said it will cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they will not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.

The app says it will shut down Sunday unless the sitting president can assure tech companies that he won’t enforce the law.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, clearing the way for the widely popular app to shutter in the U.S. as soon as Sunday.