China-based Bytedance has one last avenue to avoid the sale of its TikTok social media service after losing a court appeal to invalidate a US law that requires the service be sold by January 19, 2025.
In its decision, the US Court of Appeals noted that the law requiring the sale of TikTok was a bipartisan effort in order to counter “a well-substantiated national security threat posed by the PRC (People’s Republic of China).” The US government believes that Bytedance’s ownership of TikTok gives them — and thus the Chinese government — access to a vast trove of personal data collected from users.
TikTok will likely appeal to the Supreme Court, which could result in an extra 90-day stay on enforcement of the law if the court agrees to hear the case and President Biden approves the stay. If it refuses the appeal, TikTok could be facing a ban or forced sale in the US in early January, despite the 170 million Americans using the social media service.
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