Further appeal expected for bipartisan measure targeting ByteDance-owned video app over security concerns
A US appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring TikTok’s owner ByteDance to sell the platform or face a US ban next year, dealing a major blow to the Chinese company behind the video app. The law, signed by US President Joe Biden earlier this year, orders TikTok to be banned in the country if the app does not divest from its parent ByteDance by January 19 2025 — the day before Donald Trump is inaugurated as president.
In May, TikTok and ByteDance sued the US government to block the bill, claiming it was unconstitutional and violated First Amendment protections for free speech. TikTok has denied the Chinese government has any control over the app or that it has handed over any data to Beijing. Its lawyers also argued that concerns about propaganda on the app should be handled by requiring disclosures, rather than a blanket divest-or-ban law.
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