DOJ Pushes Federal Appeals Court to Back ByteDance's TikTok U.S. Asset Sale

The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a federal appeals court to enforce a law mandating ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. assets by January 19. The DOJ cites significant national security risks associated with Chinese ownership of TikTok, emphasizing potential data misuse. TikTok denies these claims and challenges the law.

The U.S. Department of Justice has made a plea to a federal appeals court, urging it to uphold an April law demanding China-based ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by January 19, or risk the application being banned.

Highlighting significant national security risks, the DOJ argues that TikTok's Chinese ties could allow Beijing to manipulate American data. Despite TikTok’s claims of non-collaboration with the Chinese government, the DOJ remains steadfast in its stance.

The legal showdown, involving TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, is set to unravel in the critical weeks leading up to the November presidential elections, potentially impacting millions of American users.