ByteDance and several TikTok users contend the law violates their First Amendment rights; the government says the app’s Chinese ownership is a national security risk.
TikTok and its Chinese owner, ByteDance, got their day in court on Monday, telling a federal appellate panel that a new law to force the short-video app’s sale or else see it banned in the US was unconstitutional and a violation of its users’ free speech rights.
