TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 29, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal appeals court to uphold a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. operations by Jan. 19, 2025, or face a ban. The DOJ argues TikTok's Chinese ownership threatens national security due to potential data access and manipulation by China. TikTok denies these claims, stating repeatedly that "it would ever share U.S. user data with China or that it manipulates video results." The law, signed in April by President Joe Biden, aims to prevent Chinese influence on U.S. platforms. The court will hear arguments in September, impacting TikTok's future amid ongoing security concerns. Reuters has the story.