The law puts TikTok in danger in the United States.
TikTok remains in conflict with the US government, with the video app claiming the Justice Department is wrong about its association with China.
TikTok is currently trying fight against a law introduced in the United States on April 24, threatening the social network. Under the law, TikTok owner ByteDance must sell the platform to another company or be banned in 2025, amid fears that the Chinese government could monitor American users.
In the latest legal salvo, ByteDance has told a federal appeals court that the U.S. Justice Department went too far in its claims about ties to China. ByteDance asked the court on Thursday to strike down the law, reports Reuters.
In its filing, TikTok explained that its content recommendation engine and U.S. user data are stored on Oracle's cloud servers. Content moderation affecting U.S. users is also conducted in the United States.
Additionally, the law eliminates ByteDance’s freedom of speech. That includes a leap into the DoJ’s logic that TikTok’s curation choices are “the speech of a foreigner” and not protected by the U.S. Constitution.
ByteDance responded by saying, “Under government logic, an American newspaper republishing the content of a foreign publication — Reuters, for example — would not enjoy constitutional protection.”