TikTok’s U.S. presence in jeopardy as judges back potential ban
In April, legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden threatened to ban TikTok in the U.S. if the platform’s China-based parent company ByteDance refused to sell to an American owner by Jan. 19, 2025, and with the deadline looming and no such sale underway, stateside fans of the popular video share site are getting nervous.
On Friday, a panel of three federal Appeals Court judges ruled unanimously to uphold the legislation, according to NBC News, saying, « We recognize that this decision has significant implications for TikTok and its users », adding that If the platform does not divest, it « will effectively be unavailable in the United States, at least for a time.
