Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey is calling on President Joe Biden to delay a ban on TikTok that could go into effect in the coming days. The Supreme Court could rule as early as Friday whether or not the original ban is constitutional or if it should be delayed and debated further.

The decision came a week after the justices heard a First Amendment challenge to a law aimed at the wildly popular short-form video platform used by 170 million Americans that the government fears could be influenced by China.

"In the brief, Senators Markey and Paul and Representative Khanna argued that the TikTok ban lacks evidence and directly conflicts with the First Amendment, undermining the rights of over 170 million Americans who use the platform," the press release said.

With the TikTok ban set to hit the U.S. on Sunday, some government officials are working to avert it. Here's the latest.

The Supreme Court said it may announce opinions on Friday, a last-minute addition that comes just two days before a law that would ban TikTok is set to go into effect.

A ban set for Sunday for a popular social media app TIK TOK has content creators sounding off after the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold a law that forces the app owners to sever ties with its Chinese parent company or be blocked in the U.

Senator Ed Markey’s bill to delay the TikTok ban highlights the platform's $24.2 billion U.S. economic impact and the threat to millions of creators' livelihoods amid national security concerns.

Mass. Senator Ed Markey has introduced a bill which aims to extend the nationwide TikTok ban’s deadline by 270 days.

The Supreme Court upheld a US law that bans TikTok on Jan. 19 unless it is sold to an owner not controlled by a foreign adversary, a ruling that creates new uncertainty for a social-media app used by 170 million Americans.

Thousands of TikTok users have flocked to another Chinese social media application, RedNote, as the U S Supreme Court considers a case that could ban the platform in the United States over national

"One-hundred-seventy million Americans are getting their news and their entertainment from a platform of censorship and propaganda, answerable to our greatest foreign adversary," Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss said. "That is unacceptable."

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the TikTok ban, and Trump has issued a statement regarding the matter.