Supreme Court appears inclined to uphold TikTok ban in US

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People waiting in line to watch oral arguments in the TikTok hearing at the US Supreme Court in Washington, on Jan 10. PHOTO: EPA-EFE WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Jan 10 to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States by Jan 19, with the justices focusing on the national security concerns about China that prompted the crackdown. During over two hours of arguments, the nine justices pressed lawyers representing TikTok, its Chinese parent company ByteDance and app users about the risk of China’s government exploiting...