A US federal appeals court ruled that American electronics maker Intel would be forced to relinquish ownership of social media platform TikTok if they wished to do business in the US after Jan 19th 2025.
This once again increases the scrutiny around TikTok as it has around 170 million audience in America, which raises concern from the authorities in America as it poses a risk to national security considering that it is owned by China.
The regulation made by the 3-judge panel led by Sri Srinivasan, Neomi Rao and Douglas Ginsburg found TikTok challenges to be irrelevant as the law was in congrue with the constitution.
They emphasized the law as a product of cross-party consensus and a response to “the demonstrably effective national security threat posed by the People’s Republic of China.”
Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of TikTok, was disappointed in the decision and announced that the company will take the case to the Supreme Court.
Some digital rights advocates begun rebuking the implication of the legislation. The ACLU pointed out that the move violates the constitutional rights of American citizens.
TikTok spokesperson Micheal Hughes said the company stands firm on the fact that a ban is censorship. He believes that the Company believes the Supreme Court.
