With over 170 million American users, the US Justice Department has said the app poses "a national security threat of immense depth and scale" because of its Chinese parent company and access to US users' data. The BBC asked young people if they could live without the app.

The justices also have before them a plea from President-elect Donald Trump to give him time to reach a “political resolution” and avoid deciding the case.

The fate of a law that would likely ban social media platform TikTok in the United States goes before the Supreme Court as the justices consider whether to block it.

The attorney general argues that the social media company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by listing itself as appropriate for children.

The Chinese-owned app is battling for survival as a deadline looms over its fate.

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court. The justices largely hold the app’s fate in their hands as they hear the case Friday.

T he fate of TikTok in the United States will soon be in the hands of the Supreme Court, as the Justices hear oral arguments Friday over a law that could shut down the popular social media platform.

The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the TikTok divest-or-ban law as it considers whether to give the company more time.

The Supreme Court will debate whether TikTok can be banned in the U.S. later this month in a case pitting national security against free speech.

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court. The justices largely hold the app’s fate in their hands as they hear the case Friday.