Federal court's decision puts TikTok's US operations on thin ice
Court rejected TikTokʼs attempt to block new law requiring split from its Chinese owner. App faces potential US ban next month if it doesnt follow new requirements
A major-blow hit TikTok when DC federal appeals court threw out their legal fight against new US law (which forces the app to break-up with its China-based owner ByteDance); the ruling came on dec 6th
The three-judge panel made a clear-cut decision: the law passed all constitutional tests despite TikTok and ByteDance claiming it hurt both companies and US users rights. The social-media giant now faces a tough choice – either cut parent company ties or stop working in america by mid-january
The courtʼs decision shows how US government keeps pushing chinese-owned tech companies away from american market; this ruling means TikTok must act fast to keep its spot in US social-media space. The platform that has over 170M active US users needs quick solutions to avoid getting kicked-out from one of its biggest markets
