TikTok is set to be banned on January 19th. Here’s what you need to know. It seems that the law passed by the Supreme Court to ban TikTok is likely to be upheld, unless the app is sold by its China-based parent company.

There have been many hearings with arguments about the right to free speech versus national security concerns. In these hearings, the Supreme Court appears to be persuaded by the argument that national security overrides citizens’ right to free speech in the case of using the app.

Chief Justice John Roberts argued that the problem lies not with TikTok itself but with its parent company, ByteDance. He pointed out that ByteDance is required by the Chinese government to report information and cooperate with Chinese intelligence.

ByteDance has been given an ultimatum by the Supreme Court either the app will be banned, or ByteDance must sell the company to an American-owned buyer. If a sale is in progress before January 19th, the ban could be postponed for up to 100 days to allow time for the app to be sold.

In multiple court hearings, arguments have been made that banning a single app could set a dangerous precedent for free speech in the U.S. Many potential buyers have expressed interest in purchasing TikTok, including Elon Musk and James Donaldson (Mr. Beast). As of now ByteDance has shown no interest in selling the app.

Unless ByteDance sells TikTok to a buyer approved by the U.S. government, the app will be banned on January 19th. If the app is downloaded, you will still have access to it, but you will not receive updates. Additionally, internet providers will no longer be able to support the app rendering it basically useless.

All users can do now is save any content they want to keep after the ban and wait to see what the future holds for the app.