TikTok sale-or-ban law upheld by federal appeals court
A law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell its app by January 19 or face a total ban in the United States was upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday and will be considered by the Supreme Court in the coming weeks. A showdown is scheduled. A three-judge Washington panel says […]
TikTok grilled in appeals court as judges consider challenge to sale-or-ban bill
TikTok faced tough questions from a U.S. appeals court on Monday as China-based ByteDance pushes to block legislation that would force it to stop selling the video-sharing app by Jan. 19 or else ban it entirely. TikTok's lawyers argued before a three-judge panel that the law, signed by President Joe Biden in April, violates the […]
How TikTok’s slick, ‘tone-deaf’ lobbyist in Washington miscalculated as Congress passed sale-or-ban bill
TikTok’s aggressive push to stop Congress from forcing a sale or ban of Chinese-owned apps has turned into a disaster. And insiders blame the company’s sophisticated and experienced Washington lobbyists, who they say miscalculated with outdated and tone-deaf tactics. As a bipartisan bill moves toward passage late last month as part of the Ukraine-Israel aid […]
Key senator wants vote on TikTok sale-or-ban bill ‘sooner as opposed to later’
A leading Democratic senator says he will “sooner rather than later” on a bipartisan bill that could force a sale or outright ban on TikTok, despite some critics expressing displeasure about the timeline. He said he hopes a vote will be taken. Senate Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) is leading the Senate’s internal debate […]
