The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok have reportedly requested a U.S. appeals court to expedite the legal proceedings regarding a new law that mandates parent company BytDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by a certain date or face a ban.
What Happened: The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok, along with parent company ByteDance and a group of TikTok content creators, have requested the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to expedite the legal process, reported Reuters. The law in question requires ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19, 2025, or face a ban.
The parties have proposed a fast-track schedule to ensure a ruling by Dec. 6, allowing them to seek review from the Supreme Court if necessary before the U.S. deadline. This move is intended to resolve the legal challenge without the need to request emergency preliminary injunctive relief, TikTok reportedly said.
The law, signed by President Joe Biden on April 24, further prohibits app stores like Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google from offering TikTok and bars internet hosting services from ...