The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have essentially signed off on the TikTok ban, much to the dismay of millions of Americans. 

Fox News reports that the court unanimously upheld the ban on Friday.

This comes as President Joe Biden said that his administration, in its final days, will not be enforcing the ban.

It also comes as President-Elect Donald Trump has suggested that he is going to find a way to get rid of the ban. There will be more on this in a moment.

The court's decision

Fox reports:

At issue was the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, a law passed by Congress last April with wide bipartisan support. The law gave TikTok nine months to either divest from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or be removed from U.S.-based app stores and hosting services.

The law was challenged, and it eventually made its way up to the Supreme Court, where the justices have now upheld it.

In their decision, they wrote:

There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of engagement, and source of community. But Congress has determined that divestiture is necessary to address its well-supported national security concerns regarding TikTok’s data collection practices and relationship with a foreign adversary.

No justices dissented.

They added, "For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that the challenged provisions do not violate petitioners’ First Amendment rights. The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is affirmed."

Trump weighs in

Just this past week, the Biden administration made it clear that - regardless of what the Supreme Court decides - it would not be enforcing the TikTok ban.

"President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump," the Associated Press reported.

At one point, Trump was also in favor of banning the app, but he has changed his mind in recent months, and, now, it appears that he is even going to look to try to save it.

Following the court's decision, Trump wrote, "The Supreme Court decision was expected, and everyone must respect it. My decision on TikTok will be made in the not too distant future, but I must have time to review the situation."

"Stay tuned," he added.