In response to President Biden’s signature, which implied the sale of Chinese ownership, ByteDance initiated legal action against the US government.
President Biden’s signature last month appears not to have achieved the hoped-for resolution effects, or at least so the reactions from China seem to indicate.
Despite the restrictions imposed by legislation in the United States, TikTok’s CEO had already promised firm opposition. Now, the platform controversy is enriched by new developments: ByteDance, the parent company, has initiated legal action against the US governmentbringing the matter to justice.
Through an appeal filed in a US court, ByteDance’s defense responded to the law requiring the sale of its shares by January 2025 otherwise threatening an outright ban on the app.
The legal document presented emphasizes the crucial importance of TikTok as a platform for the safe expression and interaction of 170 million American users, challenging Congress’ decision to ban it as discriminatory and unjustified.
Unable to proceed
In the legal document, TikTok accuses Congress of overstepping its legal bounds, saying it is subject to an agreement deemed “unconstitutional“.
ByteDance highlights that the law does not directly impose a ban on the app, but rather purports to regulate his property; the company argues that the proposed sale is neither commercially, technologically, nor legally feasible within the 270 days established by law, concluding that there is effectively no available option.
Unfounded accusations
In addition to questioning the legitimacy of a provision that allows the US government to force the sale of a specific app, ByteDance points out that the legislative text, congressional statements and the commission report raise fears about possible future abuse on TikTok, without providing concrete evidence.
In essence, the legal action taken by ByteDance disputes the fact that the US government has made accusations without proof of theimplication of China in illicit activities via TikTok, despite the platform having been active in the United States since 2017.
Another issue that further complicates the matter concerns Chinese legislation, which prohibits the sale of algorithms and source codes without the approval of the Chinese Communist Party.
In short, it seems that the definitive epilogue of this story is still waiting for a while.
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