Driven by worries among US lawmakers that China could access data on Americans or spy on them with the app, the measure was passed overwhelmingly in the US Congress in April just weeks after being introduced.
ByteDance has said a divestiture is “not possible technologically, commercially, or legally” and without a court ruling will lead to an unprecedented ban on Jan 19. Circuit Judges Sri Srinivasan, Neomi Rao and Douglas Ginsburg will consider the legal challenges brought by TikTok and users.
TikTok and the Justice Department have asked for a ruling by Dec 6, which could allow the US Supreme Court to take up the decision before any ban takes effect.
President Joe Biden signed the law in April, giving ByteDance until Jan 19 to sell TikTok or face a ban, but he could extend the deadline by three months if he certifies ByteDance is making progress toward a sale.
The White House and other advocates of the law said the measure is a challenge to Chinese-based ownership of the app, and not a move to eliminate TikTok.
The White House says it wants to see Chinese-based ownership ended on national security grounds, but not a ban on TikTok.
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