TikTok Faces U.S. Ban Deadline After Court Upholds Law

An appeals court has backed President Biden’s April 24, 2024 law, mandating TikTok’s sale to a non-Chinese firm or a U.S. ban by mid-January. Citing national security fears over ByteDance’s data access, the ruling challenges TikTok’s free speech claims for its 170M American users. Creators are jittery about potential income loss, while TikTok plans to appeal to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Project Texas’ $1.5B data segregation faces skepticism amid this digital showdown.