According to PANews, the U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it might issue a decision on the TikTok ban as early as Friday, January 17. On January 16, the court announced on its website that it could release opinions at 10 a.m. Eastern Time (11 p.m. UTC+8) on Friday, though it did not specify which cases would be addressed. The TikTok ban was initially scheduled to take effect on Sunday, January 19.