AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the federal law banning the the social media app TikTok beginning Sunday. That is, unless if it's sold by its China-based parent company. The Supreme Court said the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcome concerns about limiting free speech in the app. The app has also made many famous, including right here in Central Texas. Will TikTok survive a ban? "I'm pretty shocked," Jane Ko said. "I haven't really accepted the reality." Ko has amassed more than 168,000 followers on TikTok with people following her adventures as a food blogger in the Austin restaurant scene. "It was such a great platform for small businesses and local restaurants," Ko added. "I had so many videos go viral on the platform on our local 'mom and pop' restaurants and they'd just be flooded with business. It's going to be devastating to see that taken away." With more than 170 million users in the U.S., TikTok gained popularity quickly, especially among teens. News of the Supreme Court's decision pushed the company's CEO, Shou Chew, to post on the platform Friday saying he was hopeful of what President-elect Trump can do to keep the app from going dark. TikTok fights to stop U.S. ban "To all our American users thank you for making the TikTok community a rich and vibrant space for surprising and delighting us every day," Chew said in his post. Austin is home to two offices of the company. One is located in the Chase building at 6th and Lavaca streets, while the other is in the 300 Colorado building, located at 3rd and Colorado. Those offices are where most of its local employees work. KXAN reached out to TikTok to see how many people are employed in Austin, but has not heard back. According to the company's career page, there are currently 33 open positions in Austin. In the meantime, Ko said the writing is on the wall for fellow creators. "Because they are doing a lot of projects on that platform and with that going away, I think a lot of them will lose some work,' she said. What’s TikTok’s business presence like in Austin? As the clock tick-tocks for the future of TikTok. As of now, no new downloads of the app will be allowed after Sunday, January 19. President-elect Trump has said he will "save" the company, but has not yet released how that might happen.