TikTok is seeking a lifeline from the Supreme Court as the sale or ban deadline looms

TikTok and ByteDance have asked the United States Supreme Court to block an emergency law that would force TikTok to be sold or banned in the United States. giving Monday with the US Supreme Court.

The social media company has asked the Supreme Court to look into the blocking issue The sell-or-ban law was passed earlier this year until January 6. This will give American app stores and internet hosting providers just a few weeks to prepare for the January 19 deadline by which the US can force them to block TikTok.

The case has long been slated for the Supreme Court, but now it looks like it’s finally headed there. TikTok has argued for months that the law stifles the free speech of millions of users, app stores and the company itself. However, that argument has so far fallen flat with the Justice Department It asked a US appeals court to reject ByteDance’s bid to block the law last week.