TikTok ban will come into effect on Sunday

TikTok will be banned in the United States from Sunday if its Chinese parent company does not sell it, the US Supreme Court has ruled.

Outgoing US President Joe Biden, however, said he would not enforce the ban during his remaining few hours in office, leaving it to Donald Trump to decide what to do when he enters the presidency. White House Monday.

The highest US judges were deciding whether to overturn the ban after hearing appeals from TikTok creators and its lawyers.

TikTok’s owners Bytedance have repeatedly said they will not sell the app, which would prevent the ban from taking effect.

President-elect Trump also tried to delay the ban, so he could make a decision on it once he was in office. But the Supreme Court decided to stick with the original ban.

One day before Donald Trump returns to the White House, the social media app used by 170 million Americans will be banned.

U.S. TikTok users have already started migrating, with many turning to Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, which topped the U.S. App Store this week.