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TikTok's US future in limbo after Supreme Court ruling

The US Supreme Court on January 17, 2025, upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States. [AFP]

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that will ban TikTok in the United States, potentially denying the video-sharing app to 170 million users in less than two days.

The stinging legal defeat for TikTok sent officials scrambling for a solution with the Biden White House saying it will not enforce the ban, which comes into force one day before Donald Trump takes office.

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