Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, threatening app’s existence in the U.S.

Callie Goodwin of Columbia, S.C., holds a sign in support of TikTok outside the Supreme Court on Jan. 10 in Washington, D.C. Goodwin, a small-business owner who sells personalized greeting cards, says 80% of her sales come from people who found her on TikTok. Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Jacquelyn Martin/AP

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the federal government can legally shut down TikTok in the U.S., delivering a stunning blow to the viral video app used by about half of Americans.

Last April, President Biden signed a bipartisan bill that said TikTok must spin off from its China-based parent