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A TikTok sign is displayed on top of their building in Culver City, Calif., on Dec. 3, 2024. 

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Supreme Court justices signaled they are likely to uphold a law that would ban the popular social media platform TikTok in the US if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company by Jan. 19.

The Supreme Court seemed likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company. (AP Video / Jan. 10, 2025)

Hearing arguments in Washington, a majority of justices suggested they see US national security concerns as overriding the free speech interests of the companies and a group of content creators.

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