US Supreme Court he kept the law Friday which will result in a block TikTok in the United States this Sunday.

“There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok provides a means of identification, a means of communication, and a source of community,” the court said. “But Congress has determined that classification is necessary to address well-founded national security concerns over TikTok’s data collection and relationship with a foreign adversary.”

For more than five years, US authorities have tried to ban or force the sale of TikTok, accusing the Chinese company of sharing information about American users with the Chinese government and filling its feed with pro-China propaganda. Congress and agencies like the FBI haven’t given the public much to prove this, but they’ve taken different steps to block TikTok.

In response to this decision, the CEO of TikTok Shou Zi Chew released a video on the platform to thank incoming president Donald Trump for supporting the program. “We are happy and excited to have the support of a president who understands our platform well,” said Chew. “Someone who has used TikTok to express his thoughts and feelings connect with the world and create more than 60 billion ideas about what he is. in the process.”

Chew did not say whether TikTok will officially shut down on Sunday, but he said, “Know that, we will do everything we can to ensure that our platform continues to thrive as your online home for unlimited and accessible content, as well as a source of inspiration and happiness for years to come.”

In 2020, former President Donald Trump made the first attempt in TikTok through a failure plan. In the end, President Joe Biden signed an order on April 24, 2024, demanding that TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, sell the app to its American owners by January 19 or be removed from US stores. In a rush to overturn the ban, TikTok and a group of its creators quickly sued the Department of Justice, claiming that the law, Protecting Americans from Inscriptions Against Foreign Critics, violates their First Amendment rights.

In oral arguments on Friday, TikTok lawyer Noel Francisco and Jeffrey Fisher, who represent the creators, tried to prove the argument. For the government, attorney general Elizabeth Prelogar said that the law did not violate the freedom of speech of the protesters, and instead cut off the program from ByteDance and the influence of China.

“Undoubtedly, the support Congress and the President have chosen here is remarkable,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote. “Whether this law will succeed in achieving its goals, I do not know. A proven external adversary may simply want to replace one lost program with another. As time passes and threats grow, subtle and effective solutions can emerge. “

In its opinion, the court questions TikTok’s central argument that the law violates the company’s free speech rights, writing that “the content of the objection is neutral.” The judges wrote that the law does not seem to control the speech of TikTok or its creators, and instead focuses on the program and the structure of the company ByteDance.