TikTok ban looms; creators, legal experts weigh in ahead of Supreme Court hearing [Video]

SOCIAL MEDIA APP TIK TOK. THANKS FOR JOINING US AT 5:30. I’M JACK THURSTON. I’M LIZ STRZEPA. JUSTICES WILL HEAR TWO HOURS OF TESTIMONY FROM PEOPLE ADVOCATING FOR AND AGAINST A LAW THAT WOULD BAN THE APP IN THE U-S. LAWMAKERS AND THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SIGNED OFF ON THE LAW WARNING OF NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS WHILE TIK TOK IS OWNED BY THE CHINESE TECH COMPANY BYTE DANCE. IF BYTE DANCE DOES NOT AGREE TO SELL THE PLATFORM A TIK TOK BAN COULD GO INTO AFFECT AS SOON AS JANUARY 19TH. BUT LEGAL EXPERTS FROM OUR REGION SAY THIS CASE HIGHLIGHTS SOME KEY QUESTIONS… ABOUT WHETHER BANNING THE APP WOULD POSE A GREATER THREAT TO AMERICANS. NBC5S ANNA GUBER JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM TONIGHT WITH MORE. ANNA? JACK, LIZ, I SPOKE WITH A PROFESSOR AT VERMONT LAW AND GRADUATE SCHOOL WHO SAYS THIS CASE CALLS INTO QUESTION WHETHER TIK …