Appeals Court Appears Skeptical of Government's Efforts Against TikTok

A federal appeals court signaled skepticism with TikTok’s legal effort to prevent the U.S. government from forcing the popular social-media app to sever ties with China to keep operating in this country. During morning oral arguments, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit repeatedly questioned TikTok’s challenge to legislation that requires its parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell the platform by Jan. 19.

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