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TikTok’s parent firm ByteDance tries to overturn US ban Act


ByteDance and TikTok have sued the federal government on May 7 to block the law that could see the app being banned.

TikTok and its owner ByteDance officially sued the federal government on Tuesday (May 7) to block the law signed by President Biden that could see the app being banned. The lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, with the Chinese-owned company saying the ‘Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act’ is unconstitutional. The future of TikTok in the U.S. has been voted on over the last few months, with the United States Senate passing the bill that requires them to divest or face a ban on American shores on April 24.

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