The issue pertaining to TikTok’s future in the United States will be heard orally by the Supreme Court on Friday; the well-known app may be banned as early as next week. TakeAway Points: The justices will consider whether the law that would effectively ban TikTok in the U.

He took the unusual step of filing court documents asking the Supreme Court to put the law on hold so that he could negotiate a deal for the sale of TikTok after he takes office.

Around two million creators rely on TikTok to make a living. Now, with a Supreme Court hearing looming, they’re preparing for a potential ban.

TikTok‘s general manager of agency business for its U.S. arm left the social media platform. This comes as a pending law would pressure China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok for the social media platform to be hosted by app stores in the United States.