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TikTok Warns of 'Staggering' Consequences from US Ban Law

CosmicTaco · 2024-09-18T11:23:27.099329+05:30

- TikTok has urged a federal appeals court to block a law that could ban the app in the US over national security concerns related to its Chinese parent, ByteDance. - The law, signed by President Biden, requires TikTok to divest from ByteDance by January 19, 2025, or face a ban. - TikTok's lawyer argued that the law targets free speech and imposes extraordinary speech prohibitions based on indeterminate future risks. - US officials warn that ByteDance could be compelled by Beijing to share American users' data for espionage or propaganda. - The outcome of this legal battle will determine the future of TikTok in the US, a platform crucial for political campaigns and popular among young voters. Source: [Financial Times](https://www.ft.com/content/b1c4c19f-094f-4e2c-a7c3-4285851e88fe)

TikTok has urged a federal appeals court to block a law that could ban the app in the US over national security concerns related to its Chinese parent, ByteDance.
The law, signed by President Biden, requires TikTok to divest from ByteDance by January 19, 2025, or face a ban.
TikTok's lawyer argued that the law targets free speech and imposes extraordinary speech prohibitions based on indeterminate future risks.
US officials warn that ByteDance could be compelled by Beijing to share American users' data for espionage or propaganda.
The outcome of this legal battle will determine the future of TikTok in the US, a platform crucial for political campaigns and popular among young voters.

Source: Financial Times