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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Applications Act, which requires the social media video app TikTok to divest from Chinese ownership. According to the bill signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this year, TikTok must be free of Chinese control by January 19, 2025; otherwise, it faces a ban in the United States.
Following the divestment legislation’s enactment, TikTok sued the Biden-Harris government, arguing the statute infringed on the company’s constitutional rights, including the First Amendment’s guarantee of free speech. However, the federal appellate court found that the federal government’s national security prerogative takes precedence…
