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Game On – TikTok Sues U.S. Government After New Law Forcing A Sale Or Ban Of Social Media Platform


TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance have sued the federal government after a federal law forcing it to sell or be banned on U.S. app stores.

A TikTok office in Culver City, CAMario Tama/Getty Images Hugely popular social media platform TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance sued the U.S. government after a recent law passed by Congress and signed by President Biden weeks ago gives the company about nine months to sell TikTok or face a ban on app stores. TikTok says the new law violates the U.S. Constitution and its First Amendment rights. Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.

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