The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.

Lawyers for TikTok will argue that banning the app will violate the free speech of 170 million American users. The Justice Department will contend that the app is a national security risk.

President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.

The fate of TikTok sits in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments on Friday against legislation that bans the platform in the country in less than two weeks. Last spring,

The high court will hear oral arguments in TikTok's case on Friday, just before the ban is slated to go into effect.

ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, said it will start the shutdown process if the Supreme Court doesn’t step in.