The United States Appeals Court is fast-tracking a hearing centered around a lawsuit initiated by a group of TikTok creators against the infamous bill that was signed into law earlier this year banning the TikTok platform if it was not sold to a United States owner(s).
The hearing will take place in September, which is a month ahead of schedule, and comes at a critical time as the clock is ticking on a potential, permanent TikTok ban in the United States, according to Reuters.
Per the report: “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ordered the case set for oral arguments in September after TikTok, ByteDance and a group of TikTok content creators joined with the Justice Department earlier this month in asking the court for a quick schedule. On May 14th, a group of TikTok creators filed suit to block the law that could ban the app used by 170 million Americans, saying it has had “a profound effect on American life”.
It seems it will all come down to whether or not the Chinese Government allow ByteDance, the platform’s parent company, to sell TikTok into U.S. ownership, which doesn’t seem likely at all given comments made by the platform leaders.
This will result in TikTok being banned in the United States in early 2025, the most likely outcome.
