Summary
ByteDance and TikTok have filed an emergency motion seeking a temporary halt to the U.S. ban, pending a Supreme Court review.
The U.S. court upheld a law requiring TikTok’s divestment by January 19 or a nationwide ban will take effect.
The legal battle now depends on the Supreme Court’s decision and incoming U.S. presidential administration policy shifts.
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, filed an emergency motion on Monday asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to delay TikTok's impending ban. The motion seeks a temporary halt of the U.S. law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19 or face a nationwide ban, pending a Supreme Court review.