In a crucial legal setback for TikTok, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rejected the app’s emergency bid on Friday to temporarily halt a law that mandates its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the popular video platform by January 19, or face a potential ban. The decision means that TikTok now faces a pressing deadline and must urgently seek intervention from the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to prevent the law from taking effect. The companies had filed for the emergency motion earlier in the week, requesting additional time to present their case … Continue reading Appeals Court Denies TikTok’s Request to Block U.S. Divestment Order, Ahead of Pending Ban