Few surprises emerged in the Supreme Court arguments over the Protecting Americans Act, which demands that ByteDance, the Chinese Communist Party-affiliated owner of TikTok, either divest from the social media platform or face a ban.

The ban is aimed at whipping up anti-Chinese hatred in preparation for a US war, and stepping up state and media censorship of socialist and anti-war views.

Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, has been hiring for a surprising position in recent days: English-language content moderators.

“The Constitution imposes an extraordinarily high bar on this kind of mass censorship ... him to a position on TikTok that does serve the national interest. Steven Roberts teaches politics ...

Ahead of a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, content creators have been flocking to RedNote as well as Lemon8, TikTok's sister app.

Heather Roberts, an American artist with more than 32,000 followers on TikTok and a new account ... some have started to express frustration over the censorship rules, which go far beyond what ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton on Wednesday, a major First Amendment case.

Supreme Court appeared to lean towards upholding law requiring TikTok divestment from Chinese parent ByteDance. Read more.

Over the last few months, though, arguments around potential national security risks emerged due to the company's ties to China. Fast forward to last Friday, the Supreme Court appeared moved to support a law that could see TikTok banned in the US from Sunday, January 19, unless the platform is sold by its China-based parent company.

I witnessed TikTok in its infancy. I saw how it changed our culture – and how the algorithm changed us. Its absence will leave an even bigger mark.

With the Supreme Court and Biden administration declining to step in, and Trump not saying exactly what he'll do, TikTok appears poised to shut down on Jan. 19. Here's what we know.