TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily block looming US ban

TikTok has requested the US Supreme Court to temporarily block a law that would require its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the platform or shut it down by January 19. The law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, aims to block TikTok's access to US app stores and web hosting services unless ByteDance divests from the app. TikTok has argued that a modest delay in enforcing the law would create breathing room.