TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban NYT: Technology By: Sapna Maheshwari and David McCabe 7 May 2024 at 16:03 The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated usersβ First Amendment rights. Β© Rozette Rago for The New York TimesTikTokβs office in Culver City, Calif. The company has said a new U.S. law requiring its sale is essentially a ban.
Biden Signs TikTok Ban Bill Into Law. Hereβs What Happens Next. NYT: Technology By: Sapna Maheshwari and David McCabe 24 April 2024 at 16:00 President Biden has signed the bill to force a sale of the video app or ban it. Now the law faces court challenges, a shortage of qualified buyers and Beijingβs hostility. Β© Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesTikTok supporters on Capitol Hill last month. The proposed law would allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States if its Chinese owner sold it within about nine months.