TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

The U.S. government and TikTok will go head-to-head in federal court early today (Macau time) as oral arguments begin in a consequential legal case that will determine if – or how — a popular social media platform used by nearly half of all Americans will continue to operate in the country.

Attorneys for the two sides will appear before a panel of judges at the federal appeals court in Washington. TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, are challenging a U.S. law that requires them to break ties or face a ban in the U.S. by mid-January. The legal battle is expected to reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

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TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform