MBABANE:A TikTok ban in the United States(US)is set to go ahead on Sunday after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal, the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) reported on Friday.
“What a ban looks like and how it would be enforced remains uncertain. The White House has indicated it will leave enforcement to the Trump administrationJustices ruled that the law passed by Congress asking the app's Chinese owner to sell its stake or face a US ban did not violate free speech rightsThe legal drama stems from the US government's national security concerns and TikTok's ties to China
Last year, ByteDance was ordered to sell the app to a US buyer or it would be banned by 19 January-that sale has not yet happenedTikTok is one of the most popular short-form video apps in the world, and is a major part of a multi-billion dollar influencer economy,” the BBC reported.
United States(US) bans Tiktok amid security concerns and spying allegations by China(BBC).