TikTok is suing the U.S. government in a last-ditch effort to block a new law that could result in its complete ban in the country.
Biden on April 24 signed the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. It effectively restricts ByteDance from controlling TikTok’s algorithm, potentially placing the app under U.S. ownership.
TikTok and ByteDance filed a lawsuit in a Washington appeals court this week, arguing that the law violates the First Amendment and sets a dangerous precedent of government censorship. The suit asserts that a forced sale within the law’s nine-month timeframe is impossible.
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