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The hearing did not seem to go well for TikTok, making it more likely than ever that the ban will go into effect starting on January 19. Most of the justices appeared likely to uphold the law ...
Noel Francisco, a TikTok lawyer, said that while it would be a bad business decision for the company to choose not to use ByteDance’s algorithm as a matter of course, it can still refuse China's ...
The Department of Justice said Wednesday that, if the ban takes effect, it would “not directly prohibit the continued use of TikTok” for the app’s more than 170 million monthly users.
On 21 March 2023, the federal government began a review of the app. [126] The review is expected to ban TikTok on all official government devices. It has been reported that some politicians are using burner phones due to the ban. [127] On 4 April 2023, TikTok was banned on all government devices, including the mobile phones of politicians. [128]
TikTok's lawyers told the court that a ban would have a "staggering" impact on the free speech of its US users, and creators opposing the law also voiced concerns about its impact on their work.
The ban was blocked by US District Judge Donald W. Molloy on December 1, 2023, as he stated the ban "infringes on the Constitutional right of users and businesses". Due to the block, the ban did not come into effect as planned. [96] On January 2, 2024, Montana filed a notice to appeal the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth ...
TikTok requested an injunction to pause the ban during the legal process, but the Supreme Court did not immediately act on the request. New users will not be able to download TikTok from app stor
The app's e-commerce feature TikTok Shop, which lets users purchase products directly from videos, has no direct competitor that advertisers can easily switch to, Atkinson said, adding that his ...