Federal Court Upholds TikTok Ban Unless Sold Off: What It Means for Users and National Security
Introduction An appeals court at the federal level has upheld a landmark law mandating the divestiture of TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, citing national security concerns. This ruling, delivered by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, asserts that TikTok’s expansive reach poses a significant threat to U.S. data privacy and sovereignty, trumping free…