US appeal court to hear challenges to potential TikTok ban on September 16
- The hearing will put the fate of TikTok in the middle of the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election
A US appeal court on Monday said it will hold oral arguments on September 16 on legal challenges to a new law requiring China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok’s US assets by January 19 or face a ban.
On May 14, a group of TikTok creators filed suit to block the law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans, saying it has had “a profound effect on American life” after TikTok and parent company ByteDance filed a similar lawsuit.
The hearing before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia will put the fate of TikTok in the middle of the final weeks of the 2024 presidential election.
Earlier this month, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump joined TikTok, and he has raised concerns about a potential ban, although he attempted to impose one during his own time as president.
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The creators, TikTok and ByteDance, must file legal briefs by Thursday and the Justice Department by July 26, with reply briefs due by August 15.
