Clock starts ticking on TikTok federal ban as legal battle looms
Published Date: 4/25/2024
Source: FOX43 News
President Biden signed a foreign aid package into law on Wednesday. "It’s going to make America safer," he said. The law included a provision that forces TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban in the United States. "Make no mistake, this is a ban," said Shou Chew, TikTok's CEO. "A ban on TikTok and a ban on you and your voice." Chew responded to the ban in a post to the platform, calling the move an attack on First Amendment rights. The law gives TikTok’s owner ByteDance nine months to sell the platform, or it could be removed from mobile app stores in the United States. Read the full article here: https://www.fox43.com/article/tech/tiktok-ceo-vows-fight-federal-ban/521-f81364d7-1604-4dbf-a184-095174d7c227 WPMT-FOX43's YouTube channel is a hub for the best of FOX43 News and its investigative reports, top headlines, and digital exclusive content: youtube.com/c/fox43 SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/c/fox43