TikTok demands emergency stop on US ban

TikTok has sought an emergency injunction from a court to prevent it from becoming unavailable in the US next month.

The US government passed a law demanding the sale or ban of the app Because what it says is its ties to the Chinese state – something TikTok and its parent company ByteDance deny links to.

Social media company loses its appeal against the law In a decision given on Friday – and later said he would appeal to the Supreme Court.

TikTok and ByteDance have now submitted a legal request to the Supreme Court to temporarily halt the law to give it more time to consider the case.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has called for the request to be rejected, saying that its underlying arguments have already been “conclusively rejected.”

TikTok and ByteDance say the injunction is also appropriate because Donald Trump is about to replace Joe Biden as president.

Trump has previously indicated he would overturn the law.

“The public interest supports the Supreme Court conducting an orderly review process and providing adequate time for the incoming administration to evaluate this exceptionally important case,” ByteDance and TikTok said in their emergency legal filing.

He said even a temporary ban from the beginning of 2025 would have a “devastating impact” on its operations.

The filing said it would “cause irreparable harm by silencing petitioners and the 170 million Americans who use the platform each month.”

The company also said that the temporary ban could also lead to loss of revenue, as well as loss of users. Creators who create content for the platform,

On Friday, the judges rejected the idea that the law was unconstitutional — saying it was the result of “comprehensive, bipartisan action” by lawmakers.

He further concluded that the law was “carefully crafted to deal only with the control of a foreign adversary, and it is part of a broader effort to counter a well-documented national security threat posed by the PRC (People’s Republic of China).” Was.”

Given President Joe Biden’s seal of approval, according to the wording of the law As part of a broader foreign aid package in AprilTikTok will stop being made available to US citizens unless its parent company ByteDance sells it within nine months.

According to the deadline, TikTok will be banned in the US effective January 19, 2025.

in Monday Request for emergency injunctionTikTok’s lawyers argued that the law would cause “extreme and irreparable harm” to the company – saying it would do so “on the eve of the President’s inauguration.”

Newly elected President Donald Trump will take office as the 47th President of the country on January 20.

He had earlier claimed that he would save TikTok from the ban.

Before the November election, Trump said This law will benefit Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.,

But experts warn that while his promises could provide a lifeline to the company’s U.S. future, there are no guarantees what actions he will take once in office.

DOJ officials said in their letter Also filed on Monday The appeals court must deny the injunction request.

They argue, “The Court is familiar with the relevant facts and law and has definitively rejected petitioners’ constitutional claims in an exhaustive decision that recognizes the important national-security interests underlying the Act.”