The briefs, filed a week before oral arguments, offered sharply differing accounts of China’s influence over the site and the role of the First Amendment.

The president-elect backed TikTok in a Truth Social post Friday as he tries to halt the law from taking effect.

The Biden administration suggested that the Supreme Court should reject President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay a law that would ban TikTok in the United States.

The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court late on Friday to reject President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay implementation of a law that would ban popular social media app TikTok or force its sale by Jan.

"It's always hard, I've always said that I think TikTok without a doubt is the best social media platform," Haverty said. "At the end of the day, I'm trying to be positive about it."

The U.S. Department of Justice requests the Supreme Court reject Trump’s delay of a law banning TikTok or enforcing its sale by Jan. 19. The law requires ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets due to security concerns.

The Supreme Court should follow Trump’s request to let him take office and work out a deal. Better, it should just reject H.R. 7521 entirely as an affront to free people.

The Biden administration has argued in court that TikTok poses a national security risk due to its connections to China.View on euronews

The unfolding drama related to the TikTok ban has taken a new turn. Now, President Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay their ruling.

The Biden administration suggested that the Supreme Court should reject Donald Trump’s request to delay a law that would ban TikTok in the US if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company.