The Supreme Court upholds a law mandating ByteDance to divest TikTok by Sunday over national security concerns. The court's unanimous 9-0 decision affirms the congressional measure, indicating that Biden will not intervene before the deadline. TikTok plans to shut down US operations pending any last-minute changes.
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