US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok's challenge to a law that could see the platform banned

The United States' Supreme Court said on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of a federal law that could ban TikTok in the country if its Chinese-owned parent company doesn't sell it.

The justices will hear arguments January 10 about whether the law impermissibly restricts freedom of speech in violation of the First Amendment of the US Constitution.

The law, enacted by federal lawmakers in April, set a January 19 deadline for TikTok to be sold or else face a ban.

The popular social media platform has more than 170 million users in the US alone.

It's unclear how quickly the high court might issue a decision.

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