TikTok Asks Court to Temporarily Pause Ban As It Looks to Supreme Court or Trump to Weigh In

Published On Dec 9, 2024, 1:22 PM

TikTok has requested a federal court to temporarily freeze a law that mandates its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. This legal action comes after a court declined to overturn the law. TikTok argues that a sale is not feasible due to Chinese government restrictions and that a ban would infringe on users' First Amendment rights. The company hopes that a temporary pause could give the incoming Trump administration more time to intervene on its behalf, as the law is set to take effect shortly after his inauguration.