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US Court Rejects TikTok Request to Halt Ban

Reuters
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Article Source: Reuters

A TikTok creator speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Court of Appeals on September 16, 2024, after TikTok filed an appeal of a law that forces ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to divest control of TikTok, after the FBI designated the app as a national security risk - Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
  • A U.S. appeals court rejected TikTok’s emergency appeal to temporarily halt a law mandating ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19 or face a ban in the U.S.
  • The court’s unanimous decision was based on national security risks posed by Chinese ownership of TikTok, with no precedent found for pausing such an Act of Congress.
  • TikTok plans to appeal to the Supreme Court, with the company arguing the law threatens free speech for its 170 million U.S. users. Read More

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