The future of TikTok in the United States is facing a critical juncture as the Supreme Court deliberates on whether to delay a looming ban on the popular video-sharing app. On Friday morning, Jan. 10,

In the case currently before the Court, TikTok has sued the U.S. government on First Amendment grounds, arguing that the law impermissibly chills free speech — both that of its users and the company itself. Attorney Noel Francisco told the Court on Friday that the ban constitutes “uniquely harsh treatment” toward ByteDance and TikTok.

TikTok became one of the world’s biggest social media and entertainment apps. Find out how the approaching ban could affect you.

"The First Amendment exists to protect free speech in the United States," Senior Circuit Judge Douglas Ginsburg wrote in a December ruling for the US Court of Appeals for the Dist