On Friday, December 6, 2024, the US Federal Court of Appeals ruled that the law that allows TikTok to be banned in the United States if the Chinese company ByteDance does not sell it does not violate the First Amendment to the Constitution. This was reported by Bloomberg.

After U.S. President Joe Biden signed the TikTok ban into law in April, ByteDance’s parent company sought various avenues to prevent it. In particular, the company filed an appeal, arguing that the law violates the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech.

A three-judge panel in Washington unanimously upheld the law, confirming that it does not violate the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment. Because of this decision, ByteDance has until January 19 to sell TikTok, otherwise the app could be banned in the United States.

The ban on the social network will come into effect the day before the inauguration of the next US President Donald Trump on January 20. Trump has previously opposed the TikTok ban and may make it difficult to enforce the law, but it will be difficult for him to overturn the ban due to the decision of the US Court of Appeals.