We’re tuning in live as the justices consider what could be one of the most consequential First Amendment rulings of the past several decades.

Justices heard arguments on Friday regarding a looming ban that goes into effect in just over a week unless TikTok's China-based owner sells the platform. The government calls the app a security threat,

In the case currently before the Court, TikTok has sued the U.S. government on First Amendment grounds, arguing that the law impermissibly chills free speech — both that of its users and the company itself. Attorney Noel Francisco told the Court on Friday that the ban constitutes “uniquely harsh treatment” toward ByteDance and TikTok.

TikTok has just ten days until it faces a possible ban in the US. If the Supreme Court declines to halt the law before January 19th, and TikTok isn’t spun off from its Chinese parent company ByteDance, companies like Apple and Google will be forced to stop maintaining the app in their app stores or letting it push updates.

A forthcoming paper analyzed how different social media platforms surfaced content that displayed positive and negative sentiments toward the Chinese Communist Party.

The Supreme Court signaled it’s likely to uphold a law that would ban the popular TikTok social media platform in the US if it isn’t sold by its Chinese parent company by Jan. 19.

The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on the TikTok divest-or-ban law as it considers whether to give the company more time.