A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law banning TikTok nationwide unless the viral video app was sold off by its China-based parent company, rejecting TikTok's claim that the crackdown violates the free speech rights of millions of Americans.
In its ruling, the court said that it was "precisely" because of TikTok's "expansive reach" that both Congress and the president determined that divesting it from China's control "is essential to protect our national security."
In its opinion, the court wrote that TikTok's ownership by a China-based company, ByteDance, represents a national security threat that surpasses the free speech concerns TikTok raised. Read More
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