A unanimous Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that effectively bans the wildly popular app TikTok in the United States starting on Sunday, Jan. 19. Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains how free speech and national security collided in this decision.
The Chinese-owned company said it will cut off its services unless the U.S. assures Apple, Google and other companies that they will not be punished for hosting and distributing TikTok.
