TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have asked the United States Supreme Court to stop a law requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok by January 19, 2025, or face a ban in the US.

This emergency request follows a ruling from a US appeals court that upheld the law earlier this month.

The Justice Department has labeled TikTok a threat due to its access to user data and the potential for content manipulation.

In their filing, TikTok and ByteDance claimed that shutting down TikTok would result in significant losses.

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