Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a new law that would lead to a ban of the social media platform TikTok, ...

that’s something that could be easily addressed through a risk disclosure,” TikTok’s attorney Noel Francisco told the Justices. But Congress debated this and rejected it when writing the law.

The mechanics of the ban take aim at app stores, like those operated by Apple and Google: If they distribute or update TikTok, the federal government could impose civil penalties on them.