The Supreme Court issued its opinion on the looming ban of TikTok in America upholding that the law will stay in effect, essentially forcing the app’s Chinese owner to sell its American holdings by Sunday or be forced to go dark.

Users have flooded the app with satirical videos poking fun at the U.S. government's claims about data security.

In a unanimous 9-0 decision, the justices rejected efforts by TikTok and its parent company to challenge the law, citing national security concerns stemming from the app’s data

As self-described " TikTok refugees" pour onto the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, some foreign netizens are already running up against the country's extensive censorship apparatus. Newsweek reached out to Xiaohongshu with a request for comment via a general contact email address.

Incoming US President Donald Trump's stance on TikTok, owned by Chinese ByteDance, foreshadows his foreign policy, marked by high tariff threats. TikTok faces a potential US shutdown due to national security concerns.

The Supreme Court rejected TikTok's appeal to halt a law banning the app in the U.S. unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake by Jan. 19.

Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office again promising tariffs that could ratchet up tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

The President’s duty is to enforce the law, not cut a deal with China.

The social media giant is now due to be outlawed in America by Sunday unless its Chinese-based owner ByteDance sells the US version of the app

Tesla ( TSLA) stock jumped 3% Friday amid speculation that CEO Elon Musk could potentially buy TikTok. The social media platform needs to find an American buyer, or it will effectively face a countrywide ban starting next week — and Musk is reportedly the most likely candidate.