U.S. Supreme Court justices ruled prohibiting TikTok, the Chinese-owned app, is necessary to address security risks. TikTok looks to President-elect Trump for last-minute reprieve.

Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House.

As self-described " TikTok refugees" pour onto the Chinese social media app RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, some foreign netizens are already running up against the country's extensive censorship apparatus. Newsweek reached out to Xiaohongshu with a request for comment via a general contact email address.

In an unsigned opinion, the Court sided with the national security concerns about TikTok rather than the First Amendment rights. There were no noted dissents.

Tesla ( TSLA) stock jumped 3% Friday amid speculation that CEO Elon Musk could potentially buy TikTok. The social media platform needs to find an American buyer, or it will effectively face a countrywide ban starting next week — and Musk is reportedly the most likely candidate.

The fate of Tiktok is in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump after the Supreme Court upheld the ban Friday..

The Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban. The Biden administration has left it to the incoming president, Trump, to decide whether to enforce the law.

The US Supreme Court upheld a law to force TikTok’s sale from a Chinese state-owned firm, even as President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have sought to block the divestment.

Supreme Court upholds law to leave TikTok ban in place. Can Donald Trump save the app? Here's what this means for users come this Sunday.