The Supreme Court agreed to fast-track TikTok's request for review, and the Supreme Court hearing comes just nine days before a U.S. ban takes effect.

TikTok announced that it will shut down in the United States by January 19 unless the ban is either lifted or delayed by the Supreme Court.

The justices will hear oral arguments on the TikTok ban Friday morning. The case raises questions about free speech and national security.

TikTok said it will shut down by Jan. 19—the proposed date of the social media app's U.S. ban—if the Supreme Court does not intervene.

The Supreme Court will consider the landmark TikTok ban, balancing free speech and national security over ByteDance’s Chinese ownership risks.

The justices will review a law that would effectively shut down TikTok in the United States this month unless the company divests from Chinese ownership.

In a collision between free speech and national security, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of TikTok, a digital age cultural phenomenon that roughly half the U.S. population uses fo