ByteDance is concerned that its short-video TikTok app will be, in fact, banned on January 19 and has contacted a US appeals court, asking to delay what’s coming.
ByteDance is concerned that its short-video TikTok app will be, in fact, banned on January 19 and has contacted a US appeals court, asking to delay what’s coming.
The Chinese company behind TikTok has asked a US appeals court to temporarily block the law that was earlier signed by Biden. A panel of three federal appeals court judges recently delivered a unanimous decision to uphold the law.
ByteDance’s new request is part of an « emergency motion », Reuters reports. That’s a legal process used to quickly address urgent issues where waiting could cause significant harm.
TikTok and ByteDance filed this motion with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, explaining that if the law takes effect as planned, it would force TikTok (among the most popular apps in the US with over 170 million monthly users) to shut down just before a new presidential administration takes office.
