The US Supreme Court has upheld the law mandating China-based ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok by Sunday, or face an effective ban of the popular video-sharing app in the United States. The ruling underscores growing national security concerns tied to TikTok’s data collection practices and alleged links to the Chinese government,

US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch called on Congress or the judiciary’s committee responsible for drafting rules for federal courts to address the government’s use of classified evidence that’s shielded from litigants.

The Supreme Court ruled that the law that could oust TikTok from the US unless Chinese parent company ByteDance sells it is constitutional as applied to the company. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans,

The exception was Justice Neil Gorsuch, who seemed open to TikTok ... Congress worried that ByteDance would hoover up data on TikTok’s 170 million U.S. users. Under Chinese law, ByteDance ...

The federal law was the culmination of a yearslong saga over TikTok, which the government sees as a national security threat due to its connections in China.

The justices found the government’s concerns over potential privacy abuses at TikTok persuasive, especially if users oblige the TikTok app’s requests for contacts and calendar data.

Justice Gorsuch objected to "the government's attempt ... Unfortunately, most of the Court seemed sufficiently persuaded that forcing ByteDance—a foreign company that does not itself enjoy ...

"Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.”

TikTok is reportedly prepared to shut down its app on Sunday, when the ban is scheduled to take effect, though the actual language of the law technically only mandates that the social media platform be taken off of app stores to prevent new users from downloading it.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed concerns Friday that the divest-or-ban law targeting TikTok might not “achieve its goals.” Gorsuch warned that foreign adversaries could

The Supreme Court appeared ready to uphold a law that will ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owners don't sell the widly popular platform.