So what should advertisers, creators, and small businesses that use TikTok do now? Mollie Lobel, affiliate and influencer community manager at content creator network BrandCycle,

That decision shifts the focus to whether President-elect Donald Trump can intervene after he takes office on Monday.

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.