A court rejects a request to stop the ban on Tek Tok in America
The US Court of Appeal rejected the request of “Tik Talk” to suspend the ban to come into effect on January 19, if the famous video post is not sold by its Chinese mother business, “Byteedance”. This request came after the Federal Appeal Court in Washington supported a law that prohibited the use of the social media platform in the United States, unless Byte Dance dropped its ownership of the application by January 19. In light of this, “Tik Talk” asked to postpone the implementation of the ban as she stabbed the decision because she was waiting for President Donald Trump’s position of the upcoming administration. ‘Tech Talk’ has announced that it intends to use the US Supreme Court to appeal the decision. The company said in a post on the “X” platform (X) after the Court of Appeals declared its request: “The votes of more than 170 million Americans will remain silent here and all over the world by 19 January 2025 if the Tik talk is not banned.” The constitutional challenge that the Court of Appeal confirmed in its ruling that the law protecting Americans is one of the applications controlled by hostile foreign parties “that complies with the requirements of the first amendment of the US Constitution in accordance with a strict review,” according to a committee of three judges in the Capital Court of the Capital Division in Washington, in a two -PAGE. The court also made it clear that “Tok Tok” was unable to give evidence of the existence of “any case in which a court to the Constitutional Appeal against Congressed Act refused to prevent the implementation of this Act during the review of the case before the Supreme Court.” The company argued that the suspension of the embargo does not pose a ‘threatening threat to national security’, but that the ban in return is causing major damage to the users of the application and the company. And if the courts do not interfere, the ‘Tech Tuk’ will be removed from the mobile stores on the phone on January 19, which will prevent new users from downloading it, while the current users can deprive access to it later. In its previous ruling, the Court of Appeal said the US government has legal reasons for its concerns about national security, because China is afraid that China will use the application to collect user data or promote propaganda. The court also rejected the prosecution that the law constitutionally guaranteed the freedom of expression. Will Trump change the equation? Many of the users of the application who rely on information and entertainment hope that President Trump will intervene to save the situation, especially after expressing his opposition to the ban during his election campaign in an attempt to win the votes of young voters. It is noteworthy that Trump testified that he had forced the company in succession to sell the application during his first presidency. “Tik Talk” confirmed in its judicial file that the next Trump administration could use its authority to suspend the implementation of the law or reduce its most dangerous consequences. She pointed out that the law gives the president and the public prosecutor wide scale powers regarding the determination of the timing of the implementation of its provisions or the mechanisms of its application. On the other hand, the Justice Ministry asked the court to refuse any additional postponement of the implementation of the law, considering that the delay indefinitely, which could extend for more than a year, will significantly harm the interests of the government and the public in law enforcement.