TikTok asks Supreme Court to block U.S. ban pending appeal

An advocate holds a sign for TikTok following a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

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TikTok asked the Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily block a potential ban on the popular social media app pending an appeal of a lower-court ruling.

The request came days after a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., refused to issue such an injunction.

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. on Dec. 6 upheld a federal law that will require China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok by Jan. 19 or face an effective ban in the United States.

The appeals court cited national concerns raised by members of Congress who backed the law.

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