The U.S. insists TikTok ban must go ahead in court filingA hearing will take place on Sunday to decide the fate of the app.
What you need to know
A judge is deliberating whether to block President's Trump's proposed ban on TikTok.
In a court filing, the U.S. government has said the ban must proceed.
The administration says stopping the move would infringe on the President's authority in the midst of a "declared national-security emergency."
The Trump administration has told a court that a ban on TikTok must proceed after the company took legal action to try and stop the move.
As it stands, TikTok will be banned from app stores in the U.S. from Sunday without legal intervention. Earlier this week the company asked a court to stop the move stating it had done everything asked of it by the administration and that a ban would massively damage the company.
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In its own filing, the administration has urged the court to allow the ban to proceed. From the filing:
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The U.S. insists TikTok ban must go ahead in court filing
