The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a law mandating the forced sale or ban of TikTok, a decision that places the app’s future in the United States in jeopardy. Signed by President Joe Biden,

TikTok officially went dark for users of the popular social media late Saturday night, just a few hours before a ban was set to take effect.

The Supreme Court upheld a law that could ban TikTok, requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to American owners or shut it down by Sunday.

TikTok’s future in the United States is yet to be seen following a Supreme Court ruling that cleared the way to ban the app Sunday and President-elect Donald Trump’s wish to keep it. The high court unanimously ruled Friday that the divest-or-ban law does not violate TikTok’s or its users’ First Amendment rights.

US tennis star Coco Gauff writes the message "RIP TikTok USA" on the camera following her victory in her women's singles match on day eight of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 19,

The court unanimously ruled that the law does not violate free speech rights and that the US government had demonstrated legitimate national security concerns about a Chinese company owning the app.

TikTok influencers and creators in Des Moines are bracing for a Supreme Court decision that could strip them of their platforms and followings.

That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a ... with its Chinese-based parent company, ByteDance, or face a U.S. ban.

The decision resolves a long-running legal dispute between the Department of Justice and TikTok. But experts say President-elect Donald Trump will now have considerable sway over the platform's future in the U.

(CNN) — TikTok went offline in the United States Saturday night, less than two hours before a ban was slated to go into effect. The extraordinary blackout prevents access to one of the world’s most popular social media apps – one that had been used by 170 million Americans.

TikTok has gone dark in the U.S. following a federal ban, leaving 170 million users without access. The app, removed from Apple and Google stores, cited legal restrictions but hinted at a possible solution under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.

The outcome will affect many across the nation, including local influencers in Mississippi: Taylor Burns and Jessie Whittington. Burns is a fashion and lifestyle TikToker who goes by "Queen Tay" while Whittington makes specialty soap bars for her booming business Country Lather Soaps.