DOJ asks court to reject TikTok’s request to delay law that would ban app

The Department of Justice asked a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to reject TikTok’s bid to temporarily block a law that could result in the platform being banned from its more than 170 million users.

The law would require TikTok’s Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, to divest the video app by Jan.19 or be banned in the U.S.

TikTok and ByteDance called the law unconstitutional in an emergency motion on Monday and argued that a small delay wouldn’t bring serious national security concerns or else the U.S. would’ve forced divesture from TikTok immediately instead of giving ByteDance time.

TIKTOK’S CHINA-BASED PARENT REQUIRED TO SELL PLATFORM OR BE BANNED IN US

The Department of Justice asked an appeals court late Wednesday night to reject a temporary block to a law that could result in banning the popular TikTok app in America.

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