TikTok Faces Potential U.S. Ban Following Court Ruling

A federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company to divest ownership or risk a nationwide ban by mid-January.

The U.S. Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a law mandating ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, to sell the app to a non-Chinese entity by January 9, 2025, or face a ban.
TikTok plans to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, arguing the law infringes on First Amendment rights and unfairly targets the platform.
The Chinese government has indicated it would block any sale of TikTok, complicating compliance with the U.S. law.
President-elect Donald Trump has expressed support for TikTok but faces limited options to prevent the ban, which is set to take effect the day before his inauguration.
If TikTok is banned, app stores like Apple and Google could face penalties for hosting it, and users would lose access to updates, potentially rendering the app unusable over time.