TikTok Appeals U.S. Ban Effective January 19, 2025, as Trump Signals Support

Dec 9, 2024, 07:24 AM

On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the popular app or face a ban in the United States by January 19, 2025. TikTok, which has 170 million U.S. users, and ByteDance have filed an emergency motion seeking an injunction to block the law until their appeal can be heard by the Supreme Court. President-elect Donald Trump has indicated he may try to halt the ban and save the app. The legislation reflects bipartisan concerns in Congress over national security and data privacy. TikTok argues that the ban would violate the First Amendment and denies allegations of data misuse.