After President Biden signed a law banning TikTok unless it divests from its China-based owner ByteDance, the viral video app sued to block it, arguing the act violates the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law banning TikTok nationwide unless the viral video app was sold off by its China-based parent company, rejecting TikTok’s claim that the crackdown violates the free speech rights of millions of Americans.
In its ruling, the court said that it was “precisely” because of TikTok’s “expansive reach” that both Congress