TikTok’s future in the United States now sits squarely in the hands of the Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments Friday. At its core, the case features a head-on collision between national security and the First Amendment.

The justices will review a law that would effectively shut down TikTok in the United States this month unless the company divests from Chinese ownership.

On Boston Globe Today, media reporter Aidan Ryan discusses the implications if the nation’s highest court upholds the law to ban the app.