The US Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the law banning TikTok from operating within the United States. As a result, the Chinese-owned social media platform will shut down its operations in the country starting this Sunday, January 19, 2025.

The legislation, passed last year, mandated TikTok’s closure in the US unless its parent company, ByteDance, sold the platform to a new owner. The deadline for compliance is set for January 19.

ByteDance had challenged the law in court, arguing it infringed upon the free speech rights of its 170 million US users. However, the Supreme Court rejected this argument, solidifying the ban.

This decision marks a significant moment in the ongoing debate over national security, data privacy, and digital freedoms, as TikTok becomes the first major social network to face a total ban in the United States.