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TikTok Faces Ban After U.S. Court Ruling
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On December 8, 2024, a U.S. federal appeals court upheld legislation requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok from U.S. operations by January 19, 2025, due to national security concerns affecting 170 million American users; the Justice Department claims the law prevents foreign adversaries from accessing U.S. data; TikTok plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the law violates First Amendment rights; Judge Douglas Ginsburg stated the law aligns with national safety protocols; critics, including the ACLU, argue it harms free expression; industry experts predict significant ad revenue shifts to competitors like Meta and Alphabet if TikTok is banned.
#Tiktok #Bytedance #UsCourt #NationalSecurity #FirstAmendment #Aclu #Advertising #Meta #Alphabet #Divestiture
https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/tiktok-faces-ban-after-us-court-ruling-81109
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On December 8, 2024, a U.S. federal appeals court upheld legislation requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok from U.S. operations by January 19, 2025, due to national security concerns affecting 170 million American users; the Justice Department claims the law prevents foreign adversaries from accessing U.S. data; TikTok plans to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the law violates First Amendment rights; Judge Douglas Ginsburg stated the law aligns with national safety protocols; critics, including the ACLU, argue it harms free expression; industry experts predict significant ad revenue shifts to competitors like Meta and Alphabet if TikTok is banned.
#Tiktok #Bytedance #UsCourt #NationalSecurity #FirstAmendment #Aclu #Advertising #Meta #Alphabet #Divestiture
https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/tiktok-faces-ban-after-us-court-ruling-81109