US Court Denies TikTok's Bid Against Ban

CosmicTaco · 2024-12-15T08:31:20.863222+05:30

- TikTok must urgently appeal to the Supreme Court after a US appeals court denied their request to delay a law demanding ByteDance divest by Jan. 19. - The law could lead to TikTok's shutdown in the US, affecting 170 million users, amid concerns over national security. - TikTok argues its US operations are independent, but the Justice Department insists on the app's potential threat. Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-court-rejects-tiktok-request-temporarily-halt-pending-us-ban-2024-12-13/)

TikTok must urgently appeal to the Supreme Court after a US appeals court denied their request to delay a law demanding ByteDance divest by Jan. 19.
The law could lead to TikTok's shutdown in the US, affecting 170 million users, amid concerns over national security.
TikTok argues its US operations are independent, but the Justice Department insists on the app's potential threat.

Source: Reuters