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TikTok creators sue US government in a bid to stop potential ban

A law signed by President Biden last month would require ByteDance to sell TikTok’ s U.S. operations by Jan. 19 in order for TikTok to continue to be made available in the U.S..

Eight TikTok creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, alleging their rights to free speech are being violated by a new federal law that would ban the social video app if its Chinese owner doesn’t sell it.

U.S. politicians have raised security concerns about the app, saying that TikTok’s ties to its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, could allow a foreign country

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