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TikTok Files Urgent Request to U.S. Supreme Court to Block Sale Requirement


Photo by FMT
Photo by FMT

Summary


  • TikTok has filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court to block a law that mandates its parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a U.S. ban.

  • The law, if enacted, could force TikTok to lose a third of its U.S. users, impacting its advertising revenue and growth.

  • TikTok argues that the ban violates First Amendment rights, and its closure would be detrimental to millions of U.S. users and advertisers.


 

TikTok has made a dramatic move to avoid being banned in the United States, filing an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily block a law that requires its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest its stake in the app by January 19. This law mandates a forced sale of the app or a complete shutdown, citing national security concerns over the data TikTok collects from its 170 million U.S. users.

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