TikToks US saga is almost at an end, and its last major source of hopea Supreme Court interventionnow looks unlikely to pan out. Thus, a January 19 ban in the US is looking more realistic than ever. Heres the latest.Supreme Court appears unlikely to stop TikTok banToday, the US Supreme Court heard more than two hours of arguments concerning TikToks impending ban.The general consensus from observers? The ban appears likely to be upheld.While the Supreme Court has not yet issued a ruling, the hearing provided plenty of data that indicates the ban wont be stopped by the countrys highest court of law.Sam Baker writes at Axios:Most of the justices homed in Friday on one central point: The law would allow TikTok to keep operating if it used an algorithm other than ByteDances. And ByteDance, as a Chinese company, doesnt have First Amendment rights.Ann Marimow writes at The Washington Post:a majority of justices seemed to embrace Congresss national security concerns about the ability of the Chinese government to harvest the sensitive data of millions of American users and to potentially use that information to blackmail young Americans or turn them into spies.If the TikTok ban is allowed to proceed, then as TikToks legal representative, Noel Francisco, said during the hearing, the app will go dark in the US on January 19.What happens then is anyones guess.President-elect Trump has indicated that he wants to stop the ban, so its possible after his January 20 inauguration well see movement on that front.But if nothing else changes, TikToks time in the US could be coming to an end soon.Whats your take on the TikTok ban? Let us know in the comments.Best iPhone accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel