What If TikTok Loses Its Fight Over the Ban in the US: QuickTake

December 6, 2024, 10:30 PM UTC

TikTok is barreling toward a nationwide ban in the US.

President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation in April that will soon shut down the social media app in the US unless its Chinese owner gives up control of it. TikTok’s parent, ByteDance Ltd., was given until Jan. 19, 2025, to find an American buyer and agree to a sale, which the tech giant has said it’s unwilling to do.

TikTok, ByteDance and content creators have been waging a legal battle to block the law from taking effect but have so far not been successful. After the US Court of ...

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