A federal appeals court in Washington has rejected a request from social platform TikTok to effectively postpone the app's ban next month.
The rejection comes as the company sought an injunction on Monday to block the ban and is preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court. This was done after requesting the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. court.
In response to a request for comment, a TikTok spokesperson said the app was prepared to take the case to the Supreme Court.
“As we have previously stated, we plan to take this case to the Supreme Court, which has a historic record of protecting Americans' free speech rights, both here in America and around the world. “The voices of more than 170 million Americans will be heard on January 19, 2025, unless the ban on TikTok is ended,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. did.
The rules, signed in April, require TikTok to sever ties with China-based parent company ByteDance by a deadline next month or face a ban in the U.S. Part Lawmakers have already told Apple and Google to prepare the app for removal.
The app said the injunction suspending the ban would “allow the Supreme Court to consider this case in a more orderly manner” and would “allow the next administration to take a position on this critically important issue.” “I can give you time,” he said. ”
The Justice Department also asked the court to reject TikTok's bid to block the ban.
The request was ultimately denied, but TikTok has asked the Court of Appeals to issue a ruling by Monday, leaving time to file a motion with the high court to block the law from taking effect. It is possible to sue in court.
On Friday, TikTok appeared hopeful of taking its case to the Supreme Court, saying in a statement Friday that the Supreme Court “has an established historical record of protecting Americans' right to free speech; We look forward to seeing the Supreme Court do just that on this important constitutional issue.”
