TikTok vowed to take legal action against a new law that requires its China-based parent company to sell the app, or face a ban in the U.S., moments after President Joe Biden signed the legislation Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Wednesday after signing legislation that could ban ... [+]
A TikTok spokesperson called the law “unconstitutional” in a statement and vowed to “challenge it in court,” NBC reported.
Biden signed the legislation Wednesday, after it passed the House on Saturday and the Senate on Tuesday, requiring TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app within 270 days or face a ban in the U.S.
The legislation was tacked on to the $95 billion foreign aid package Congress approved this week that will deliver more funding to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
TikTok was widely expected to file legal action against the potential ban after its CEO Shou Zi Chew promised users in a video last month the company would “continue to do all we can, including exercising our legal rights, to protect this amazing platform that we have built with you.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.