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TikTok is suing the U.S. government in a last-ditch effort to block a new law that could result in its complete ban in the country.
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The Chinese parent company claims that the recently signed ban violates the First Amendment rights of American users.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is pushing back against a new regulation that might require TikTok to be sold or result in the app being prohibited in the U.S.
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“Let's be clear, this is a ban, a ban on TikTok and a ban on you and your voice,” Shou Zi Chew says

The bill now goes to President Joe Biden, who has already promised to sign it

China on Thursday slammed the approval of a US bill that would ban TikTok unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent company, ByteDance – blasting Washington’s “bandit” mentality and vowing Beijing would “take all necessary measures” to protect the interests of its companies overseas. The short-video app has soared in popularity worldwide but its […]

The vote comes just over a week since the bill was proposed following one public hearing with little debate, and after action in Congress had stalled for more than a year.