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TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal


The social media firm had argued a law forcing it to be sold or banned was unconstitutional.

The social media company had hoped a federal appeals court would uphold its argument that the law was unconstitutional. The law was "carefully crafted to deal only with control by a foreign adversary, and it was part of a broader effort to counter a well-substantiated national security threat posed by the PRC (People's Republic of China)," the ruling continues. The US Court of Appeals' District of Columbia circuit striking down its petition to review the law means that the platform is set to be made unavailable to US users from 19 January.

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