The Supreme Court hears TikTok's case to toss out a ban just nine days before it will take effect. The Biden administration defends the measure on national security grounds.

The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Friday to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States by Jan. 19, with the justices focusing on the national security concerns about China that prompted the crackdown.

TikTok’s lawyer says the U.S. government has not presented evidence that China has attempted to manipulate content on the platform.

TikTok could be banned in just a little over a week, unless the Supreme Court does something about it — and it sounds like it won't.

Within days, TikTok could be banned from being distributed in the United States and, eventually, stop working as an app altogether if the U.S. Supreme Court does not intervene to block a bipartisan law that is set to take effect on Jan. 19.

Jessica Secrest worries about her future, and the future for other creators on TikTok, as a potential ban on the app looms ahead.

The law that could ban TikTok is coming before the Supreme Court. The justices largely hold the app’s fate in their hands as they hear the case Friday.

The government and lawyers for TikTok argued over the future of TikTok and whether a law should be upheld requiring a ban on TikTok if its China-based owner doesn't sell it. Government lawyers cited national security concerns,

ByteDance announced TikTok plans to end United States operations if the app hasn’t found a buyer by January 19.

In a battle over free speech and national security, the justices expressed skepticism about Chinese content manipulation.

The justices are expected to rule quickly in the case, which pits national security concerns about China against the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.