TikTok Ban Will Move Forward After Court Rejects Appeal
Briefly

"A U.S. ban of TikTok will move forward unless Chinese-owned tech company ByteDance divests its control by January 19 after an appeals court rejected its argument against the constitutionality of the new law."
"President Biden signed the TikTok ban into law earlier this year after it passed in Congress as part of a foreign military aid package. The provision has been facing legal challenges ever since, but the latest loss and impending deadline leaves ByteDance less time and fewer options for avoiding a total ban of the app used by more than 170 million Americans."
"A TikTok spokesman told NPR today that it will appeal the latest setback to the Supreme Court. Incoming President-Elect Donald Trump has also promised to save TikTok, though it's not clear what form that would take."
"Gaming communities in particular have always thrived online, especially on social media, and TikTok is no different. The short-form video platform has become many fans' go-to for reaction videos to the most popular new releases..."
Read at kotaku.com
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