The U.S. government and TikTok will go head-to-head in federal court on Monday as oral arguments begin in a consequential legal case that will determine if – or how — a popular social media platform used by nearly half of all Americans will continue to operate in the country.

TikTok faces an uphill battle to avoid a US ban if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell the a app, judging from a grilling by an appellate court panel. Matthew Schettenhelm Media Litigation Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence joins Bloomberg Intelligence to break down what this will mean for the app and its competition.

Pincus, the attorney for TikTok, said Congress should have erred on the side of disclosing any potential propaganda on the platform instead of pursuing a divesture-or-ban approach, which the two companies have maintained will only lead to a ban.